The Vast Spread of the Seas (The Twelve Kingdoms)
by Fuyumi Ono
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Author: Fuyumi OnoEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-10
ISBN: 1598169483
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: TokyoPop
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Book Review: The Series Still Yet to Disappoint!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been a fan of the Twelve Kingdoms series since I watched the anime years ago. The anime was adapted from the novels, which many thought would never be translated, but here they are! The first two novels were brilliant and the third one is as well. This novel coincides with the final arc of the anime - a backstory on Shoryu handling a rebellion within his own country.
A lot of the novel follows Enki - his doubts in Shoryu, doubts in kings in general, and his desire to see no bloodshed. Shoryu also gets to shine. We see him in his 20th year as emperor. No one at court takes him seriously. The country is prospering; but Shoryu's fired many officials, kept some incompetent officials in high positions, and promoted officials who openly call him an idiot king. No one is sure what he's thinking, and even fewer know where he's at for the majority of every month. (Hint, it's not in his palace.)
Shoryu is really fleshed out as a character. You sympathize with Koya. You really want to see Enki just escape all the blood that seems to stalk him all novel. It's a great story. The world of Twelve Kingdoms is so beautifully constructed.
A special addition that you get from the novel that was excluded in the anime, the three ministers that Shoryu keeps within his inner circle are given way more "screen time". They are a hilarious trio. You can easily visualize Itan boiling over every time Shoryu escapes responsibility.
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