Miko never even imagined that at nineteen she would leave her home to work as a maid for yokai—demons, gods, and spirits of the Source. Miko is searching for her sister, who was kidnapped by a bloodthirsty yokai, and the ryokan—an otherworldly guest house—is her only lead. But how do you conduct an investigation when, in the World of the Source, a person is either a servant or a meal? And what happens if you accidentally entrust your life to a cunning tengu?
A cycle by Elena Kondratzkaya, author of the popular trilogy “Wonderful Shores.” The first book of the trilogy “Dreams of the Source.” Fantasy in an Asian setting based on Japanese mythology—mysterious yokai and the division of worlds. The author continues to reveal the geography of “Wonderful Shores.” The novel “A Dream for a Thousand Years” takes place in the Eastern Islands, in the Lands of the Source. The edition is supplemented with internal illustrations by Elena Kondratzkaya herself and the artist Eumiltn.