La parata notturna dei 100 demoni. La leggenda dei cinque anelli

"That is the meaning of duty. To do what you can, and what you must, even if it is not enough." "The Night Parade of 100 Demons" by Marie Brennan is a fantasy novel based in Rokugan, the world from Legend of the Five Rings universe. It is firmly based on a feudal Japan, but also includes elements of Leggi tutto

I leapt at the chance to read Night Parade of 100 Demons because while I have only loose knowledge of the world of the Five Rings game, I love Japanese folklore and the Night Parade is a tale that I’m both familiar with from other books and media, but it is also one of my favourites. There is also t Leggi tutto

Una trama totalmente sobrenatural en contraposición a Río Venenoso que era todo mundano. Novela ligera y entretenida, ideal para colar entre libros más largos. Diría que me ha gustado más que la otra (y ojo que la otra también me gustó)

I requested this book through Netgalley because of it’s author (and the cover to be honest), not knowing anything going into it. I was definitely excited though… and sadly somewhat disappointed. I love the idea of this. Every full moon a remote village gets attacked by a whole host of mythical and ma Leggi tutto

What is speedily apparent by the blurb alone, is that this swords and sorcery adventure takes place within a Japanese setting, using their pantheon of demons and otherworldly creatures. While the trained samurai dealing with the outbreak are two very different young men from completely different bac Leggi tutto

This book took me on a delightful and labyrinthine journey through the remote mountains and far-off spiritual realms of Rokugan! It felt both grounded where it needed to be (in the everyday existence of rural life) and tantalizingly fantastical in other places. Add to that the dramatic weight of soc Leggi tutto

I found it a bit dry, and I struggled to keep the two main characters separate in my head.