The Ivory Pinion
Paperback
Publisher: Irina Shuranova
Published: Jun 8 2026
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.18 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
A mysterious woman guided by dreams arrives at an Inari shrine in search of an ancient scroll hidden in the imperial capital. She does not fully understand why it calls to her - only that it is bound to something buried deep within her: lost memories, forgotten power, and the truth of who she is.
At the shrine, she meets Reine, a quiet wanderer who is neither fully human nor fully spirit. Recognizing one another through fate, they form an uneasy alliance and travel together to the capital. There, among poets, salons, hidden archives, and courtly masks, their search draws them into a world of beauty, secrecy, and dangerous magic.
But the scroll is not the only thing waiting for them. In the capital, they attract the attention of Kanemori, a powerful noble mage who becomes fascinated by the mysterious woman, intrigued by Reine, and increasingly obsessed with the bond between them. What begins as a search soon turns into a struggle over memory, power, and possession. As desire sharpens into control and fascination becomes a trap, she must fight to reclaim not only the scroll, but herself.
Set in a dreamlike world inspired by Japanese myth and courtly intrigue, The Ivory Pinion is a literary dark fantasy of memory, identity, obsession, and slow-burning love. Atmospheric, intimate, and psychologically layered, it is a story about what cannot be owned, what survives transformation, and what it means to choose love freely.
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