Description

Li Kao may have a slight flaw in his character but the book has none. I recommend it unconditionally and I predict Barry Hughart has quite a future as a fantasy McCaffrey

When the children of his village were struck with a mysterious illness, Number Ten Ox sought a wiseman to save them. He found master Li Kao, a scholar with a slight flaw in his character. Together they set out to find the Great Root of Power, the only possible cure.

The quest led them to a host of truly memorable characters, multiple wonders, incredible adventuresand strange coincidences which were really not coincidences at all. And it involved them in an ancient crime that still perturbed the serenity of Heaven. Simply and charmingly told, this is a wry tale, a sly tale, and a story of wisdom delightfully askew. Once read, its marvels and beauty will not easily fade from the mind.

The author claims that this is a novel of an ancient China that never was. But, oh . . . it should have been

Author: Barry Hughart
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 04/12/1985
Series: Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox #1
Pages: 278
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 6.92h x 4.25w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780345321381
Language: English