James Davis NicollFeb 10, 2023

The Oddfits (The Oddfits, volume 1) by Tiffany Tsao

Destiny is trying to call Murgatroyd Floyd but all the lines are engaged.

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But His Adventures Were Only Beginning

2016’s The Oddfits is the first volume in Tiffany Tsao’s Oddfits series.Returning to his native Singapore after decades of adventure elsewhere, Yusuf bin Hassim opens an ice cream store. His store is also a means of finding just the right person for a special role. His vigilance is rewarded: Yusuf recognizes in young Murgatroyd Floyd a kindred spirit, someone with the necessary qualities. All Yusuf need do now is inform the boy of his great destiny.This is not to be. Murgatroyd visits his favourite ice cream store to find it closed. Yusuf has died of old age. The wonderful secret he was going to tell Murgatroyd is left unsaid.Years pass.

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James Davis NicollNov 25, 2022

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

Amid the surprisingly carnage-filled backdrop of colonial Malaya, lives converge in a quest to locate and return to its rightful owner a severed finger.

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Your Light in the Misk

Yangsze Choo’s 2019 The Night Tiger is a historical fantasy set in 1930s Malaya.Before Dr. MacFarlane died, he charged his faithful servant Ren with a vital task. Locate MacFarlane’s finger and bury it with the doctor within forty-nine days of the doctor’s death. If Ren fails, MacFarlane’s spirit will be cursed to wander the earth.Although MacFarlane has a good idea where his finger might be, it’s an absurd responsibility with which to saddle a thirteen-year-old servant. Ren lied about his age. He is actually eleven.Meanwhile, in nearby Ipoh, dance-hall girl Ji Lin has gained an extra finger.

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