Thirteen Orphans (Breaking the Wall)

from Alliebadger

This book definitely takes a while to get going. It has a very slow pace and at points you can't quite follow the plot if you don't regularly play mah-jong. But in my opinion, it's worth it. The characters are all really well developed and I really enjoyed reading about each one and how they reac...

from salimbol

A patchy but entertaining book, with a really nifty central concept rooted in Chinese history and mythology but playing out in the modern US (and some interesting things to say about the contrast between the two). Flaws include too much exposition, which could be quite repetitive at times, a slow...

from PhoenixTerran

When I was first beginning to learn how to play mah-jong I also took the opportunity to seek out fiction that featured the game in some way. Understandably, there is much more available in Japan, Hong Kong, China and other regions in Asia that have a prominent mah-jong culture than there is avail...

from ronincats

There are some of Lindskold's books that I absolutely love, and others that I am meh about. I love the two books of the Athanor series, Changer and Legends Walking, as well as Child of a Rainless Year. I was much less appreciative of her Wolf series, although to be fair I only made it through the...

from ronincats

There are some of Lindskold's books that I absolutely love, and others that I am meh about. I love the two books of the Athanor series, Changer and Legends Walking, as well as Child of a Rainless Year. I was much less appreciative of her Wolf series, although to be fair I only made it through the...