And Li Po makes an appearance, complete with poetry quoting. Except he's Li Bai, so I didn't realize who he was until I'd looked it up. Apparently the guy has a ton of names. Li Po is how it was published in English.
Slipping classical poetry into a kid's book? Smooth #XiranJayZhao ...
And not so much that you just skip reading it all (looking at you Tolkien). It's actually plot!
I partly read this series because of the moniker "Chinese Percy Jackson" for #XiranJayZhao 's #ZacharyYing and the #Dragon #Emperor. A bit of a slow start that's mostly uncomfortable because you're reading about racism & microaggressions. But then it gets interesting fast and you won't put it down until you're done.
I finished it, then read it again. Several times.
The use of #Chinese mythos and history is fascinating. It's a shame they were excluded from the Hugos. #books #bookstodon
Ich habe die Nacht #RiseOfLegends zu Ende gelesen und hach. â¤ď¸đ
Es bietet genau das, was es verspricht. Ich liebe Zhaos Stil und Ideen. đĽ°
Es gibt zwar einen klassischen Antagonisten, aber die Hauptfiguren bewegen sich selbst in Grauzonen, wo viel mehr Spannung drin liegt.
Das Trio ist durch die Bank super sympathisch, ich lieb all ihre Interaktionen.
Zuletzt hat die Reihe auch einen tollen Lehrcharakter zur chinesischen Historie.
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