The Floating World: The epic fantasy romance about destiny, and the power of light in a world of darkness

By Axie Oh

Book Overview

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this lighthearted romantic fantasy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399718746
• ISBN13: 9781399718745
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Hodderscape
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

I had a good time reading this.

I had a good time reading this, it was interesting enough but, I did feel a bit let down. I loved, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by this author so my expectations were a bit high. I will be reading the next one because this wasn't bad, it just wasn't as great as i was hoping it would be.

A magical story!

This story low key reminded me of Castle in the Sky and I loved it! Ren is a wonderful character with strength and will go to any lengths to heal Little Uncle and does not just sit around and wait to be rescued. Mix that in with Sunho, a swordsman for hire who lost most of his memories, carries around a demon, and is looking for his brother and it makes quite the tale both in the Under World and up in the Floating World. Fantastic worldbuilding that weaves in among the story vivid and magical like the veins of mithril that keep the Floating World afloat now that the celestial maidens have been killed off, or so everyone thought. The relationship between Ren and Sunho is so sweet! It is a slow burn romance that occurs naturally and both the light in Ren and the darkness in Sunho are needed to bring about the changes needed for this world now that so many things have gone wrong as people scrabble for control over the Floating World. It is fast pace for the whole book but it ramps up near the end with so many things revealed and although there is hope, things will still need to be fixed. Though I am sure that Ren and Sunho can do it and bring the Under World and the Floating World together for the struggling good people just trying to survive. I cannot wait to find out! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to get lost in this book and all its adventures!