Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart

Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed the book and I think any fans of Terry Pratchett will also enjoy it. The two main character's are funny and interesting, Number Ten Ox the narrator of the story and Li Kao a drunken wiseman and ancient scholar with a "slight flaw in his character" try to save the children of Ten Ox's village from a strange plague that has befallen them. They must travel all over China in search of a cure and defeat all manner of puzzles and monsters.


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Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1) Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
Loved all four books of the Asian fantasy series, and any fans of Shogun are sure to enjoy this series. While the setting isn't medieval Japan, all the character's could have stepped out of the Shogun's household either as ninja assassins or magic users. This first book introduces us to Takeo, a boy who's village is destroyed by the currently ruling Shogun.


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