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Title Statement | Oracle bone: a chuanqi novel / Lydia Kwa. |
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Author | Kwa, Lydia, 1959- |
Publication | Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press,[2017]©2017: |
Extent of Item | 254 pages |
ISBN | 1551526999 (pbk.) 9781551526997 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 3270270 |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | Life in seventh-century China teems with magic, fox spirits, and demons; there is a fervent belief that the extraordinary resides within the lives of both commoners and royalty. During the years when the empress Wu Zhao gains ascendancy in the Tang court, her evil-minded lover Xie becomes obsessed with finding and possessing the oracle bone, a magical object that will bestow immortal powers on him. Standing in his way is Qilan, an eccentric Daoist nun. As the mysteries and powers of the missing oracle bone are revealed, it remains to be seen whether Qilan will be able to stop Xie from gaining possession of the magical bone, and at what cost. |
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By Topic | Bones--Fiction |
Immortalism--Fiction | |
Magic--Fiction | |
Nuns--Fiction--China | |
By Location | China--Fiction--History--221 B.C.-960 A.D |
By Genre | Historical fiction |
Magic realism (Literature) |