Painted Hall Collection

Go north, little human.Go north until the winds blow cold and you walk on water.Go north, and there you will find her.With the Dragon's prophecy ringing in his ears, Danis travels from town to town, seeking a wife. But at every stop, he is turned away, until he enters the City of Winter itself...When Winds Blow Cold (North #1) is an old-school fairy tale designed to open your eyes to wonder. Anna Tan grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore. In 2015, she traded in a life of annoying other bean counters for one of annoying the online world with questions about life and death and everything in between. The answer is sometimes 42. Sometimes they try to eat you.When she is not writing or nitpicking over other writers' copy, she can be found reading a book or attempting to organise her room. A curse binds the City of Winter and the Dragon's Prophecy holds the key to breaking it. But will a poor fisherman from the South have the means to fulfil the prophecy? Or will the foreignness of the North itself repel him and his efforts?The Painted Hall Collection is a series of short, old-school fairy-tales designed to open your eyes to wonder.

Ten-year-old Mica hates the cold. Yet he's bound by duty-and prophecy-to rule over the City of Winter as his grandfather's heir. All signs seem to indicate that something is wrong and the reappearance of the Yuki-Onna in the Painted Hall is an additional worrisome detail…The Flame of the North (North #2) follows Danis & Hana's son as he attempts to fulfil the last portion of Dragon's Prophecy. Anna Tan grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore. In 2015, she traded in a life of annoying other bean counters for one of annoying the online world with questions about life and death and everything in between. The answer is sometimes 42. Sometimes they try to eat you.When she is not writing or nitpicking over other writers' copy, she can be found reading a book or attempting to organise her room. A curse binds the City of Winter and the Dragon's Prophecy holds the key to breaking it. But will a poor fisherman from the South have the means to fulfil the prophecy? Or will the foreignness of the North itself repel him and his efforts?The Painted Hall Collection is a series of short, old-school fairy-tales designed to open your eyes to wonder.

In the Deep where none dare goBeneath the rumbling earthBefore the Flame is dousedYou must rekindle birthThe curse should have been broken now that the King of Winter's spirit has been released from the castle. But the Dragon has yet another prophecy, and the creatures in Painted Hall have finally found their voices.Beneath the Rumbling Earth (North #3) brings you back to the City of Winter and into its hidden fiery depths. Anna Tan grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore. In 2015, she traded in a life of annoying other bean counters for one of annoying the online world with questions about life and death and everything in between. The answer is sometimes 42. Sometimes they try to eat you.When she is not writing or nitpicking over other writers' copy, she can be found reading a book or attempting to organise her room. A curse binds the City of Winter and the Dragon's Prophecy holds the key to breaking it. But will a poor fisherman from the South have the means to fulfil the prophecy? Or will the foreignness of the North itself repel him and his efforts?The Painted Hall Collection is a series of short, old-school fairy-tales designed to open your eyes to wonder.

On her eighteenth birthday, Hono is to be crowned Queen of the City of Winter but the Dragon disrupts the coronation ceremony with a peculiar cry:Listen. Listen. Listen!There is one more task to free the City of Winter of all enchantment-and Hono must listen carefully for it.A Still, Small Voice is the fourth in the North seriesBook 1: When Winds Blow coldBook 2: The Flame of the NorthBook 3: Beneath the Rumbling EarthBook 4: A Still, Small Voice Anna Tan grew up in Malaysia, the country that is not Singapore. In 2015, she traded in a life of annoying other bean counters for one of annoying the online world with questions about life and death and everything in between. The answer is sometimes 42. Sometimes they try to eat you.When she is not writing or nitpicking over other writers' copy, she can be found reading a book or attempting to organise her room. A curse binds the City of Winter and the Dragon's Prophecy holds the key to breaking it. But will a poor fisherman from the South have the means to fulfil the prophecy? Or will the foreignness of the North itself repel him and his efforts?The Painted Hall Collection is a series of short, old-school fairy-tales designed to open your eyes to wonder.