Book of Heroes: The Book of Heroes (Series #1) (Paperback)

from PhoenixTerran

The Book of Heroes is the second novel by Miyuki Miyabe that I have read. My introduction to her work was through her novel Brave Story and its various adaptations. The two novels share many similarities with each other: both were initially serialized in newspapers, both are fantasy stories featu...

from abackwardsstory

Every now and then, it's good to break away from the mold and try something different. I don't often read adult sci-fi/fantasy, but walking through the aisle one day, Miyuki Miyabe's The Book of Heroes caught my eye. The novel's concept intrigued me. Plus, it had something else going for it from ...

from LeslitGS

Yuriko's life has been turned upside down. She is escorted from school in the middle of the day to be with her family, where she learns that her brother has disappeared. Things get even more complicated when she learns that he was bewitched by the mysterious figure of the King in Yellow and only ...

from TheDivineOomba

I read this book a few months ago and is finally reviewing. This is a story about Yuriko who needs to find her brother. She discovers that he is was taken over by the Hero, also the villain (Because every story needs a hero and a villain). The story is fun, but didn't really catch my attention. Y...

from readingthruthenight

If you've been reading my blog for quite some time, you already know that I'm not one to jump up and down for fantasy fiction. It's not that I would ever roll my eyes and refer to it as second-rate literature, which is evidently what irritates fantasy and science fiction readers the most - referr...