I admire Edward C. Patterson. His ability to eloquently produce book after book, not only about the China series, but his other books of different subjects, amazes me.
The Nan Tu is an amazing second book in the Southern Swallow series. These are companion books to the amazing Jade Owl series, filling in the ancient details, giving us the full picture from ancient to present and the slight veil that divides it.
It is narrated by the crusty K'u Ko-Ling, servant to the Grand Tutor and one of the forces of the Jade Owl series, Li L'ai-men.
Li has to be apart from his wife and children and his heartsong lover Fu, to ensure the balance of power occurs.
Li also has that little Jade Owl that hoots and gives power and the first of the China Hands is created.
Li is the person who created the paintings that form a gateway between worlds that figure in this and the other series.
The battle scenes, the storms, the bandits they all endure, and the violence they encounter is astounding.
Li keeps the relics and chooses the others of the China Hands.
It is a book that has epic quality and the ending, which I will not reveal made me so excited I almost couldn't sleep.
As a fledgling writer, I admire and learn from the quality of writers like Edward C. Patterson.
I read this book on Kindle, however, will also buy this in paperback.
Patterson's epic story is amazing on Kindle, but want to easily reference actions on paperback.
This is a masterful book and I cannot wait for the next installment of the present day China Hands as well as the original -
Bravo Mr. Patterson!
ellen george
The Nan-Tu The Southern Swallow Series by Edward Patterson, ISBN 1449994202, CreateSpace, review by ellen george
