Our new edition of Barry Hughart’s trio of beloved novels, collected as The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, is in stock and shipping.

We took a fresh look at the texts, to root out some regrettable typos that marred our first printing of the books. If you order through us, we still have signed copies available, so please consider picking up a copy of this 600+ page omnibus that Publishers Weekly praised in a starred review: “Reading Hughart’s endearing historical fantasy trilogy, first published almost 20 years ago, is much like ‘wandering blindfolded through a myth devised by a maniac,’ in the words of Master Li, the greatest and most frequently intoxicated wise man in a colorful seventh century ‘China that never was.’ Their rollicking adventures pit them against everyone from murderers and thieves to emperors and gods. Numerous Chinese legends, filtered through Ox’s simple perspective, blend seamlessly into both lighthearted and heartrending.”

For those of you of the ebook persuasion, there is also a Kindle version available, with the Nook forthcoming.

Posted on Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 9:11 am.