![]() ![]() Masako and Gozen provide the softer aspects to the story, whereas Kwon and Nikko provide the intrigue and tension.Īs with all of the Spirals of Danu series, this is a difficult book to categorise in terms of genre there are the obvious comparison to The Talisman, albeit in a Far East setting, and one of my favourite books, Shōgun. Jion is thoroughly credible character, although hard of head and heart. With respect, I disagree this is a story about relationships - not only those that we have with other people (mentors, friends, foes, potential allies and certain villains), but also those that we have with ourselves.īeing honest, I guess the ending around about page two hundred (and it's three hundred pages long), but that did not stop me wanting read all the way through. Others have said it is a revenge story as young Jion seeks those responsible for the assassination of his brother and father. Several people have suggested that this is a war story, as it is set during the civil war. The Shackles Of A Name is easily the best book in the series (so far) for all sorts of reasons the unique setting of Oyashima the way that historical characters are brought to life and the mix of myth and fact. Some of it I have loved (A Gathering of Twine and The Beggar of Beliefs), and some of it not so much (The Call of The Black River). I have followed The Spirals of Danu series for sometime. ![]()
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