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Shanghai Immortal
- Shanghai Immortal, Book 1
- Narrateur(s): Mei Mei Macleod
- Durée: 10 h et 50 min
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Description
Half vampire. Half fox-spirit. All trouble.
Pawned by her mother to the King of Hell as a child, Lady Jing is half-vampire, half-hulijing fox-spirit and all sasshole. As the King's ward, she has spent the past ninety years running errands, dodging the taunts of the spiteful hulijing courtiers, and trying to control her explosive temper - with varying levels of success.
So when Jing overhears the courtiers plotting to steal a priceless dragon pearl from the King, she seizes her chance to expose them, once and for all.
With the help of a gentle mortal tasked with setting up the Central Bank of Hell, Jing embarks on a wild chase for intel, first through Hell and then mortal Shanghai. But when her hijinks put the mortal in danger, she must decide which is more important: avenging her loss of face, or letting go of her half-empty approach to life for a chance to experience tenderness - and maybe even love.
This richly told adult fantasy debut teems with Chinese deities and demons cavorting in jazz age Shanghai.
Ce que les critiques en disent
'Bursting with personality' Xiran Jay Zhao
'Absolutely rooting for Lady Jing forever' Hannah Kaner
'A delightfully wild ride' Chelsea Abdullah
Ce que les auditeurs disent de Shanghai Immortal
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Lucy
- 2024-09-28
Vivid, enlightening, and adventurous
This novel was captivating, and I am really looking forward to the next installment. My cousin came over from England last summer and brought me an advanced hardcover copy of this book since she is a good friend of the author, A Y Chao. I like to multitask, so later on I got the audiobook and listened instead.
The reader did an excellent job switching between different voices of the characters, as well as pronouncing Chinese words and names that would have baffled me in print. I don't know very much about Chinese mythology or customs and such, and I have never been to Shanghai, but I really enjoyed how Chao incorporated elements of legend and theology into this novel in a very vivid and well-described (but not long-winded) setting. She paints a clear visual of the realms the characters move within.
At first I was a little bit annoyed by some of the vulgarity and anger management issues of the main character, Lady Jing, but I soon came to realize that her language encapsulated her immaturity and overall rashness, and appreciated that it made a lot of sense from that angle. Throughout the story, Lady Jing is consistently developing personally as she learns about herself and other people in the world around her. She becomes much more self-aware and starts to make better connections with the events and people in her life, which was satisfying to read. Chao also did a great job of writing her PTSD reactions and how she comes to discover her past and gain strength from her recollection.
Overall I thought this story was great, and would certainly recommend it to anyone who is interested in Chinese culture, fantasy adventure, character development, and has a general inclination for imaginative page turners.
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