Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was
by:
Barry Hughart (author)
When the children of his village were struck with a mysterious illness, Number Ten Ox found master Li Kao. Together they set out to find the Great Root of Power, the only possible cure, and together they discover adventure and legend, and the power of belief....
When the children of his village were struck with a mysterious illness, Number Ten Ox found master Li Kao. Together they set out to find the Great Root of Power, the only possible cure, and together they discover adventure and legend, and the power of belief....
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780345321381 (0345321383)
ASIN: 345321383
Publish date: April 12th 1985
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Pages no: 278
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Humor,
Science Fiction,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Asia,
Alternate History,
China,
Mythology
Series: The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (#1)
"My surname is Li and my personal name is Kao, and there is a slight flaw in my character." So the venerable Master Li introduces himself to our narrator, Lu Yu ("not to be confused with the author of The Classic of Tea"), more commonly known as Number Ten Ox. But despite this "slight flaw," Numbe...
This is a unique book. A blend of myth and fable, it’s unlike any fantasy novel I’ve read so far. On the other hand, according to the protagonist … fable has strong shoulders that carry far more truth than fact can. Full of flowery passages and exotic quasi-Chinese descriptions, this novel resem...
“Nothing on the face of this earth–and I do mean nothing–is half so dangerous as a children’s story that happens to be real, and you and I are wandering blindfolded through a myth devised by a maniac.” Bridge of Birds opens on a pastoral setting, a remote unicorn-shaped village in the peaceful v...
Bridge of Birds is a fun, delightful, and charming novel. The journey of Number Ten Ox and Li Kao to find the root and heal the village children reads like out of a movie. Much of the story is episodic, with the characters jumping from one well done scheme to another harrowing escape. I enjoyed how ...
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