Avatar: The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #1)

by F.C. Yee

An overdressed merchant from Omashu haggled with a Fire Nation procurement officer over cabbage futures,

Inside were two ornate metal war fans the color of gold alloyed with bronze. The weapons were packed in a softer wood frame that held them open while protecting them from rough treatment like the sort she’d just doled out.

“That’s where you’re wrong. The illusion that the self is separate from the rest of the world is the driving factor that limits our potential. Once you realize there’s nothing special about the self, it becomes easier to manipulate.”