Years ago I often said to myself and family that Epic Fantasy could do itself a big favor by embracing, by writing worlds built around, Asian culture and lore. Now such book are wonderfully common but, they tend to be Romantasy (as Romantic Fantasy is being called now) retellings of myths; or just plain Romantasy. Not that their is anything wrong with that but, with the notable exception of Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, such tales are not my cup of tea.
But an Epic Fantasy rich in deep lore, a conquered land, forbidden magic, and a scar burned onto a girl's arm by her murdered mother that only she can see? I will take two cups of that and hope more is on the way. Speaking of way, I hope Lan, or Lian'er, and Zen find theirs without to much trouble. A vain hope, no doubt, as conquers regimes are by nature difficult to conquer in turn, but I have faith in the Four Gods even if Lan does not.
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