Shanji
Shanji Trilogy, 1

The reason this book gets 2 stars is two fold 1) It takes place on a planetary colony where the colonists are of Chinese ancestry. that is what impelled me to try it--so many books always use American characters only. 2) The conepts were mildly interesting. But, if not for those two things, it would......more

Eminently readable, this epic sci fiction novel is set in a binary star system with several planets, and particularly the conflict between Tengri-Nayon's planet and Shanji, where the descendents of defeated invaders from Tengri-Nayon now form a lower caste exiled from the civilized Empire. We follow......more

Like the writing of the story. Though sometimes i get confuse reading it.......more

Great. Interesting world, again a "what if" about humanity starting over, great idea about the close star systems, both personal and general views of the society, a healthy dose of the supernatural... Unfortunately too much traditionalism, but it was fought against and left only on a personal level......more

The book was good, with an interesting premise and a new (to me) execution of medieval with space travel. The book is slow in parts, and is prone to sudden leaps in character abilities that can kick you out of the illusion of the story, but overall is worth reading. If I could, I'd give it a 3.5, bu......more