

Sisterhood shatters when their father makes them fight for inheritance, two martial artists rip Hanoi in two. One manipulates for complete economic and political control. One joins the movement that threatens to dismantle her own family.
⋆ martial arts as magic
⋆ JADE CITY’s atmosphere x ARCANE’s fractured sisterhood
⋆ mind game, betrayal, resistance, anti-imperial


Solar Hoàng (she/her) is a fantasy author of grand stories with small people. Her work blends magic with science, where pain is necessary and heroes are optional. She has published in multiple writing mediums, notably in All Worlds Wayfarer, Transients Mag, Reverent Anthology, and Dark Horses Mag. Find her on socials @solrhoang

THE QUEEN’S JUSTICE
Dark Horses Magazine | 2026
short story
INTO THE SHADOW
All Worlds Wayfarer | 2025
short story
LANGUAGE OF THE GOD: The Use of Music in Vietnamese Shamanic Rituals
Reverent Anthology | 2025
essay
THE CITY BLEEDS
Transients Magazine | 2025
poetry

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