Daoshi Chronicles: The Girl with Ghost Eyes : The Daoshi Chronicles, Book One (Paperback)

from Shrike58

I'm not sure that I have a great deal to add to what the other reviewers have said except that while I liked this novel I didn't like it "that" much, as it feels very much like a literary novel with a touch of the fantastic as the author tried to do right by his source material, but in the proces...

from bookczuk

As I read this book, I wondered if it was a secret history*, and what actually happened to San Francisco in 1909 (even though the book is set a tad earlier). Wonderful mixture of Daoism, ghost hunting, martial arts, San Francisco's Chinatown, magic, a great central character, and a couple of grea...

from wagner.sarah35

A very engaging novel of Chinese myth set in the late nineteenth-century San Francisco Chinatown. This is an excellent read of historical fantasy at its best, with compelling characters and just the right mix of myth and history to make for a good tale. Highly recommended.

from being_b

Li-lin is so kick-ass I hope this series goes on until she's an old granny.

from CatherineMarie

This was an absolutely mesmerizing book. A first novel, wonderfully written. A mystery/supernatural adventure set in early Chinatown, capturing the conflict between old and new, immigrant and American. Dipping into the vast array of folklore and legend with some great Kung-fu action. Fans of Wesl...