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Foul Lady Fortune

  • 2022 first published
  • 528 pages
  • 7 editions

Published in 2022, Foul Lady Fortune is a fairy-tale retelling and historical fiction novel by Chloe Gong. The story is set in Shangai, China, in 1931. Characters include Rosalind Lang and Orion Hong. Key subjects include retellings.

59 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2022.

It runs to roughly 528 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Foul Lady Fortune

It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. Code name: Fortune. But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed. To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion’s cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2022

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Shangai, China

Era

  • 1931

Characters

  • Rosalind Lang
  • Orion Hong

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Historical Fiction
  • Romance
  • Young Adult
  • Historical
  • Mystery
  • Retellings
  • Young Adult Fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote Foul Lady Fortune?

Foul Lady Fortune was written by Chloe Gong and first published in 2022.

What genre is Foul Lady Fortune?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Historical Fiction.

How long is Foul Lady Fortune?

The median edition has 528 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Foul Lady Fortune?

Readers who like it often enjoy Circe, What Moves the Dead and Lies We Sing to the Sea.

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