Long practice at concealment, combined with the necessity of bending rules and stories if she’s to be effective in a world where even a warrior priestess is expected to show deference to men and elders no matter what, has prepared her almost too well for the mystery she must solve. She has yin eyes, ghost eyes, a visionary ability that appalls her father and would disgust her trusting neighbors if they knew…ĭevoted daughter, faithful widow, compassionate protector of Chinatown, Li-lin must conceal her rarest talent, lest she shame everyone she loves. Most Daoist priests and priestesses take it on faith that their rituals work - they can’t literally see the spirit world and the efficacy of their magic. Li-lin’s family has protected the world of the living from the spirit world for generations. Add a decade or more of research on the author’s part, distilled to the most concentrated and carefully placed drops, and a well-timed sense of humor, and you’ve got the recipe for the perfect Black Gate book… We want our heroes unabashedly heroic and morally complicated at the same time. We’re connoisseurs of kickass combat scenes, eldritch lore, and victories won at terrible, unpredictable price. Boroson’s delightful Daoshi Chronicles when Sarah Avery reviewed the opening novel The Girl With Ghost Eyes here at Black Gate five years ago, saying in part: The Daoshi Chronicles, published in paperback by Talos Press. Covers by Jeff Chapman
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