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Fantasy Mystery Alternate History Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Location: China
Winner (Tie or Joint Award) 1985 World Fantasy Award (Novel)
"It's actually a fantasy
novel set in "A China which never was, but should have been," but it turns
on a mystery: what has made the children of a tiny village fall into
strange comas? To solve the problem and save the children, one young man
and one very old sage, "with a slight flaw in his character" undertake a
series of adventures across the breadth of a fantastic China. They
encounter a cast of funny, outrageous, terrifying and magnificent
characters while pursuing the answer. Their feats are always daring,
sometimes comic, sometimes thrilling and the book has the feel and style of
a fairy tale for those of us who never quite grew up. It's charming and I
loved it. I hope to find more books by this author. Highly recommended for
light reading." - Kat R - RAM - Seattle |
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