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Barry Hughart's Master Li and Number Ten Ox

"'Okay!' I said to myself. 'This book is going to be about love.' And so it is, and so are ones that followed."
— Barry Hughart, The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox

Hughart's tales of "of an Ancient China That Never Was" are one of the earliest examples of Silk Roads Fantasy:

Image - Bridge of Birds by Cynthia Watts Clark

Illustration by Cynthia Watts Clark.

Bridge of Birds, Barry Hughart, New York: St. Martin's, 1984, with dust jacket illustration by Cynthia Watts Clark (image served by NC State University Libraries).

Image - The Story of the Stone by Mark Harrison

Illustration by Mark Harrison.

The Story of the Stone, Barry Hughart, New York: Doubelday, 1988, with dust jacket illustration by Mark Harrison (image served by AbeBooks).

Image - Eight Skilled Gentlemen by Mark Harrison

Illustration by Mark Harrison.

Eight Skilled Gentlemen, Barry Hughart, New York: Doubleday, 1991, with dust jacket illustration by Mark Harrison (image served by Barry Hughart Bibliography).

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