Rating: 
Summary: So Cliche
Review: This novel is a total cliche. I will not actually read the second novel to confirm that all the remaining cliches are confirmed -- however I would say that most of the plot appears to have been stolen from a Transformers cartoon from when I was a kid. Everyone is one dimensional -- either perfectly good or perfectly evil. I presume that he will kill one main character (the foreshadowing for who is evident) and one bad guy will turn out to be good in the end -- of course the disgruntled member of the evil army that the good guys captured and then got to be their guide -- good grief. I won't continue, suffice it to say I thought this was bad.
Rating: 
Summary: Politics, war, battle, love, mysticism: story telling!
Review: This two volume story is elegant, moving, and fun. The monk, Shuyun, comes to be spiritual advisor to the Shonto family. From there, we have intrigue with the emperor, a barbarian invasion, complex politics, wild battles, and an elegant fictionalized China, complete with lovely poetry. Buy both volumes at once, and throw away the remote control.
Rating:
Summary: Politics, war, battle, love, mysticism: story telling!
Review: This two volume story is elegant, moving, and fun. The monk, Shuyun, comes to be spiritual advisor to the Shonto family. From there, we have intrigue with the emperor, a barbarian invasion, complex politics, wild battles, and an elegant fictionalized China, complete with lovely poetry. Buy both volumes at once, and throw away the remote control.
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