An early review of The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow novel

[zitch]

A review by Kimberly Pauley of "The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow" shows an extremely favorable response to the first novel.

Okay, this has already turned into quite a long review and I know that I have left out huge gobs of information. I haven’t talked about the mythology of the lands or the battles that Yoko has to face, or what the journey is really like. I haven’t described to you the grueling tasks that Yoko has to face or any of the history of other “foreigners” that have arrived. But, I have to leave some things for you to discover on your own.

And this book is an excellent discovery. Yoko is an admirable heroine: conflicted, confused, and honest. She is both weak and strong at the same time. The lands of the Twelve Kingdoms create an interesting and well-developed fantasy-world that readers (if you’re anything like me) will eat up. This is not your typical sword & sorcery fantasy by any means.

[mindstalk]

Thanks for the link!

Though I wonder at the use of "Glory King" and "Ever King", terms which escaped the fanlated novel, fanlated anime, and official anime if that's what I watched in club.