Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia (Silver Phoenix, #1)

by Cindy Pon

No one wanted Ai Ling. And deep down she is relieved—despite the dishonor she has brought upon her family—to be unbetrothed and free, not some stranger's subservient bride banished to the inner quarters.

But now, something is after her. Something terrifying—a force she cannot comprehend. And as pieces of the puzzle start to fit together, Ai Ling begins to understand that her journey to the Palace of Fragrant Dreams isn't only a quest to find her beloved father but a venture with stakes larger than she could have imagined.

Bravery, intelligence, the will to fight and fight hard . . . she will need all of these things. Just as she will need the new and mysterious power growing within her. She will also need help.

It is Chen Yong who finds her partly submerged and barely breathing at the edge of a deep lake. There is something of unspeakable evil trying to drag her under. On a quest of his own, Chen Yong offers that help . . . and perhaps more.

• ISBN10: 0061730211
• ISBN13: 9780061730214
• Publish Date: 28 April 2009
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Collins
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

very interesting read set in historical China.

[dokie80]

buku pertama yang saya baca, yang bisa di bilang buku silat, ada siluman, ada roh, walaupun hanya sedikit jurus2 yang keluar :p

karena ga pernah baca buku fantasy berlatar belakang seperti itu, makanya berasa unik.
saya berasa aneh, cerita di mulai dengan latar belakang si chen yong, bukan si ai ling, untuk apa? kenapa ga diceritain latar belakang si 'silver phoenix' saja? keberadaan si chen yong hampir tidak mempengaruhi jalan cerita. hubungan latar belakang kelahiran si chen yong tidak ada sangkut pautnya dengan si 'silver phoenix'.

mengenai si ai ling, doi doyan sekali makan, banyak cerita tentang makanan yang kalo di kumpul2, mungkin bisa berlembar2. kemampuannya sendiri terkesan ga ada tandingannya, bisa merasuki orang, bisa bunuh jiwa orang (maupun monster), hampir tanpa ada perlawanan dari musuhnya.

untuk judul 'silver phoenix', cerita tentang silver phoenix nya sendiri sedikit sekali. siapa itu silver phoenix? seperti apa kehidupannya di masa lampau? kemampuan apa yang dia miliki sebelumnya? kenapa dia bunuh diri, kenapa ga coba melawan kalau memang ada kemampuan? ga jelas..

2 bintang untuk keunikan cerita dan latar belakang yang berbeda dengan novel fantasi pada umumnya, 1 bintang untuk jalan cerita. maaf, bagi saya kurang menarik =(