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Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was
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Bridge of Birds is a lyrical fantasy novel. Set in "an Ancient China that never was", it stands with The Princess Bride and The Last Unicorn as a fairy tale for all ages, by turns incredibly funny and deeply touching. It won the World Fantasy Award in 1985, and Hughart produced two sequels: The Story of the Stone, and ... »
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Eight Skilled Gentlemen
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"Eight Skilled Gentleman" is a damned good read. Mr. Hughart is one of the absolute best story tellers-ever. His 3rd book in the series, I strongly recommend you read all of them, may not be as beautiful as the 1st story "Bridge of Birds", but he sure packs a lot of fantastic minutae into this one. As always Number 10 Ox plays fall guy to Master Li,... »
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The Story of the Stone
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The blurb on the cover describes "The Story of the Stone" as "an oriental Holmes and Watson plunked down in an Indiana Jones movie." Pretty decent summary, actually, although I'd also throw a little Puccini into the mix (the author is incredibly hard on his heroines), along with Dante Alighieri. The ancient ("Ah, if I were only ninety again...") Mast... »
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