ASIN: B07D1G2SQX
Publisher: Dancaster Creative
Pages: 406
“Being a ghost is a difficult thing, let me tell you, as I’ve tried it several times during my existence. Like most members of a ch’i-t’ang, I come and go as the call summons — sometimes in the dead of night; sometimes when I’m squatting to rid myself of a good meal. But still I’m hampered by this thing we call life and, in my case, not a noble life, but a servant’s existence, my master being indentured to a mystical jade bird and its warrant to end everyone’s existence at a future time.”Thus begins Vagrants Hollow, the last installment of the Southern Swallow series, the biography of Li K’ai-men (Nan Ya). When we revisit him now, he is in residence at the Sung Capital, Lin-an, and restless to complete his warrants, but tied to court intrigue and responsibilities. He’s a very old man now, as are the members of the ch’i-t’ang. At 88, the world has changed, but Nan Ya’s purpose has not. ...
