5/10/2023 0 Comments Bridge of birds by barry hughart![]() Highly recommended for readers who like fantasy and historical fiction novels with a dash of mystery and for their heroes to have slight flaws in their character – such a propensity to drink too much wine or the willingness to swindle others but for very good reasons. “Reverend Sir, in your studies of myth and folklore, have you ever encountered a ghostly handmaiden who pleads that birds must fly?” pg 154, ebook ![]() ![]() Shelved under fantasy historical fiction Heads Up This review was published 13 years ago. I think that’s even more impressive when you consider this was Barry Hughart’s debut novel. Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart 5 5 Reviewed Janu. ![]() Easy to see why it received the 1985 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and 1986 Mythopoeic Award for Best Fantasy. It is a fairy tale with both substance and heart. And just when you think things couldn’t possibly get worse for Master Li and Number Ten Ox, somehow they do.ĭespite its breakneck pacing, I found many beautiful moments to marvel over in this story. There is very little downtime in Bridge of Birds. ![]() “My surname is Li and my personal name is Kao, and there is a slight flaw in my character,” he said matter-of-factly. We navigate dangerous mazes to hidden treasure hoards, satisfy the grieving souls of haunted ghosts, and marvel at the lightning intellect of Master Li, the scholarly genius with “a slight flaw in his character”. A beautiful blend of myth and fantasy, the reader is ferried from one exotic locale to the next at the side of the two heroes, one ancient and one young with surprising strength. ![]()
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