THE EMPEROR AND COURT MAGICIAN Jikun Kathy Sankey ManuscriptBOOK REVIEW by KirkusA Chinese empress deals with a troubled son in this debut historical novel.The year is 601 C.E., and the setting is Sui Dynasty China. One stormy day, in the early hours of the morning, Seer Chen rushes through the dawn streets, seeking a meeting […]
Part 2: Reaching the Liu Chiu’s
Having journeyed for more than ten days in the Chinese junk, the Magician continued his way on the open sea. The tiny vessel was equipped with a small sail, and his sleeping area had only a little rectangular patch of fabric that served as protection from the sun. The currents were not in his favor, […]
COURT MAGICIAN’S ESCAPE: EMPEROR & MAGICIAN
Past midnight, the Magician, realizing what he must do, stealthily slipped out of his cell and bolted up the stone wall that bordered the palace, leapt to the ground on the other side and took one of the guard’s horses, and fled to the port. A small junk had been quickly procured and secretly prepared […]
SECOND & THIRD CAPTAINS: EMPEROR & MAGICIAN
As he made his way to his quarters, he bumped into the Captain of the failed second expedition who practically knocked him down. The Third Captain reeled back from the crash and almost lost his balance as he instinctively caught hold of the man who spoke with a slur from having drunk too much local […]
EXCERPT: PAST LIFE DREAM : EMPEROR & MAGICIAN
That night the Emperor gasped wide-eyed from an eerie dream he’d had for four consecutive nights. The dream felt more vivid than ever before. Gulping for air, he yelled for his Court Magician. “It is just a nightmare, sir,” consoled the trusty Magician, who rushed into the Emperor’s chambers disheveled since it was the middle […]