During a banquet at the royal palace, the group is attacked by Yun, who seeks revenge on everyone who ever lied to him about being the Avatar, including Rangi's mother Hei-Ran. She also reunites with her friend and lover Rangi. Avatar Kyoshi's aid is requested by Fire Lord Zoryu of the Fire Nation, who explains that the Fire Nation is suffering from a famine and his avaricious older half-brother Chaejin is taking advantage of the tension to raise support for a coup and claim the throne for himself. One year after being discovered as the Avatar, Kyoshi travels the world subduing petty criminals, searching for Yun, her childhood friend who was misidentified as the Earth Avatar and presumed dead at the hands of a spirit named Father Glowworm only to turn up alive and well, and attempting to decipher her predecessor Avatar Kuruk's pleas for her help. Yee cited several 'old school kung fu movies' and John Wick as influences. Set in the world of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, it takes place 400 years prior to the series and follows the life of Kyoshi, an Avatar born in the Earth Kingdom, two generations before Aang. It is based on the character Kyoshi and the Avatar franchise created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Yee and Avatar co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino in the Chronicles of the Avatar novel series, published in July 2020.

Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Shadow of Kyoshi is an American fantasy novel and the second young adult novel written by American authors F.C.

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee