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A life lived for the past. A spirit with no future. A sacrifice that defies time itself. Owen Ho is learning to live with silence. Recently widowed, his days are a quiet loop of grief, his only solace the weekly Xianqi games at his local Calgary chess club. His world is one of carefully managed endings. Yuen is a scholar from the Tang Dynasty, a tutor to the Imperial Prince, whose world ends in a flash of geomantic energy. He awakens over a thousand years in the future, a disoriented spirit in the basement of a museum, his brilliant mind and ancient manners utterly lost in the roaring heart of modern Chinatown. Drawn by the familiar sight of a Xianqi board, Yuen challenges a kindly old man to a game-and wins with a skill that seems impossible. Seeing a lost, brilliant boy with nowhere to go, Owen does something impulsive: he takes him home. What begins as a strange companionship blossoms into a profound father-son bond. Owen finds new purpose in teaching Yuen about the modern world, while Yuen's ancient wisdom brings a forgotten light into Owen's life. But Yuen carries a terrifying secret: he is not truly alive, and as the energy that sustains him fades, he begins to literally disappear. Their desperate search for an answer leads them to a devastating ancient text and a single, horrifying solution: for a spirit to become real, a real life must be willingly given. Faced with an impossible choice, Owen must decide what he is willing to sacrifice for the son he never expected to find-and Yuen must learn what it truly means to live. The Endgame of a Sparrow is a breathtaking novel of love, loss, and the beautiful, heartbreaking choices that define a lifetime.

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Bungen Lee (pen name) has always had a passion for writing. As a child, he would spend countless hours scribbling stories in his notebook, often to the neglect of his schoolwork. However, it wasn't until later in life that Bungen realized that writing was his true calling. Despite his love for writing, Bungen pursued a career in engineering, where he worked tirelessly as an engineer for many years. However, his desire to write never waned, and he spent every free moment honing his craft. He attended writing workshops, read every book on the craft of writing, and even took a course on creative writing online. As an Asian Canadian writer, Bungen has always been interested in exploring the complexities of identity and culture in his writing. His stories often delve into the experiences of immigrants and their families, as well as the challenges of navigating life in a multicultural society.

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