A Thousand Steps Into Night

Longlisted for the National Book Award From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon,she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal lifebut along the way is forced to confront her true power within. In the realm of Awarawhere godsmonstersand humans exist side by sideMiuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safeif uneventfulexistence as an innkeeper’s daughter. But when Miuko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touchshe embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life. Aided by a thieving magpie spirit and continuously thwarted by a demon princeMiuko must outfox trickstersescape demon huntersand negotiate with feral gods if she wants to make it home again. With her transformation comes power and freedom she never even dreamed ofand she’ll have to decide if saving her soul is worth trying to cram herself back into an ordinary life that no longer fits her… and perhaps never did.