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starg's review against another edition
4.0
I recieved this book as a part of the Goodreads First Reads early reviewer program.
Even though I didn't read the first book to the Trilogy, I still understood most of what was going on. Very well written. I love the thought and everything that was put into writing this book!
Even though I didn't read the first book to the Trilogy, I still understood most of what was going on. Very well written. I love the thought and everything that was put into writing this book!
pillywiggin's review against another edition
4.0
I am enjoying this series much more than I thought I would. What makes it more interesting than a run-of-the mill story of an orphan finding a place in society is the interesting mix of a feudal world with elements of fantasy. I like the characters, and really enjoy the quotes from Japanese literature.
michaelwindrunner's review against another edition
3.0
I read this book as part of Goodreads Firstreads program. I didn't love the first book in the series because I thought that the protagonists were just drifting through their world. I felt like that got a bit better in the book, but overall I just didn't love the characters and I couldn't really respect them.
danperlman's review
4.0
I stumbled across this one when I was looking for some martial arts books for study, and it looked interesting. Since the first volume was available for free on my Kindle Unlimited account, I gave it a spin, and rapidly went on to the sequels. Although set in feudal Japan, and following the story of a ronin, a masterless samurai, the writing style is very “western” in its approach, which gave them an interesting flavor – sort of like watching a completely foreign culture and concept develop from an outside observer’s eye. The author has a nice little quip on his site, “Writing fiction set in a far different time and place is challenging. The key is cram as much background information into your brain, let it percolate for a while, and see what bubbles out.”. And, no question, that’s what he’s done – creating a real image of a very different world than I’m familiar with, and at the same time, letting it develop in a way that I could actually visualize it, without feeling lost. I loved it.
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