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Bezig met laden... The Dragon Scrolldoor I.J. Parker
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Sugawara Akitada, jeune fonctionnaire noble, est envoyé dans la province de Kazusa pour enquêter sur la disparition des convois d’impôts. Un roman policier et historique qui emmène le lecteur dans un univers méconnu, le Japon du XIe siècle. L’intrigue, de prime abord simple, est compliquée par le grand nombre de personnages, mais réserve des surprises. La postface qui explicite le récit historiquement est bienvenue mais aurait pu être présentée en préface pour plus de clarté. Le premier volume d’une série à suivre cependant. ( ) I was intrigued by Parker's mysteries set in medieval Japan - a place where my reading has seldom taken me. Sugawara Akitada, a lowly government official was sent on an impossible mission because he was expendable. This had a good plot with lots of action, delightful characters, and unexpected humour. This was a pretty good start to a series. The main character was kind of flat, but I see his potential for later so I'm okay with it. Tora started out with a bang, and I was glad because he is my favorite character in the series. The storyline was good, but Parker went a round about way for resolving all the loose threads. It wasn't a bad ending, I just think it needed a little more editing. Overall, I really enjoyed it! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In an adventure filled with highway bandits, unscrupulous politicians, and renegade monks, The Dragon Scroll introduces readers to the lively world of eleventh-century Japan and an irrepressible hero--Sugawara Akitada. On his first official assignment, Akitada--an impoverished nobleman and earnest young government clerk in the Ministry of Justice--is sent from the capital city on a nearly impossible mission to the distant province of Kazusa to discover why tax convoys are disappearing. In the politically murky world of the Japanese court, he has been set up to fail. Against the odds, the ever-resourceful Akitada, his elderly servant Seimei, and his impudent bodyguard Tora are determined to fulfill their mission and discover the truth in a town of dangerous secrets. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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