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Title	:	Shike (Shike #1-2)
Author	:	Robert Shea
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Omni
Pages	:	Pages: 702 pages
Published	:	January 13th 1992 by Ballantine Books (first published 1982)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Fiction

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I don't in the end find this as moving as the author's All Things Are Lights, and no one will mistake this for a work of literary fiction, certainly. Shea's style doesn't awe with beauty, and his structure is straightforward. But the narrative flows, it's never dull, often suspenseful, and this is a true page-turner. It's also true that this does conflate Japanese history, mashing together the Gempei War (1180–1185) and the threatened Mongol invasions (1259-1281), using pseudonyms for historical figures, and taking other liberties. But it's obviously well-researched and there are few or no good historical novels that don't play with historical events for the purpose of a good story--and this is a good story.

The title character Jebu makes an appealing hero, and his love Taniko is an intelligent, strong-willed and resourceful heroine. If I have any complaints in her regard it's that this book sure doesn't pass the "Bechdel Test." (Test of female presence in fiction--that there be at least one scene between at least two women where what they discuss doesn't concern their relationship with a man.) There are affecting friendships between men here, but not between women. Taniko is the only notable female character.

But the bottom line is this is an engrossing epic tale, with great action and adventure that never lets up but never seems forced. It does the job of good historical fiction of making you want to read more. The picture not just of Late Hiean Japan but Sung China and the Mongol Empire and Kublai Khan are fascinating. It's a terrific read--which you can read for free since Shea's son has made the complete Shike available to read online here .

List Books Conducive To Shike (Shike #1-2)

Original Title:	Shike
ISBN:	034536046X (ISBN13: 9780345360465)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Shike #1-2

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Entregarse a leer libros que llegan a tener mil páginas puede parece una tarea engorrosa. Lamentablemente, terminé Shiké en un mes. Y lo digo así, porque en estos momentos me siento perdido, un poco triste, maravillado. Conocía a Shea, pero no directamente: leí la Trilogía Illuminatus! y nada más. Pero esta novela es otra cosa, es completamente distinta. Primero, porque es de su propia autoría, y segundo, porque, bueno, es una novela más "clásica". La historia está ambientada en el Japón

This book has a lot to offer for the adventure lover. The satisfying blend of action, adventure and eroticism set against the backdrop of Japan during the time of the Mongol conquests will make you root for the characters as they each try to make sense of their situation and cope in a manner fitting their own values instilled in them by there respective backgrounds. Shea's style and storytelling lead me to wonder why he never became more well-known.



Por favor, por favor, qué haya una segunda parte!Qué pedazo de libro. Es profundo, divertido, emocionante, completo, interesante por su desarrollo de la cultura... pero sobre todo, sobre todo, es realmente hermoso.

Compré este libro en una tienda de segunda mano, porque me llamó la atención su grosor y su sinopsis ...y lo barato que estaba para su tamaño ;)En esta relectura, tenía en la cabeza que había cosas que me habían chirriado, y he confirmado que hay cosas en él que no acaban de convencerme:(view spoiler)[ Varias cosas me molestan de Taniko: lo dramática que es en ocasiones (sobre todo con el tema del suicidio), que siempre acabe en brazos de hombres atractivos, su perspectiva feminista que chirría

I expected more and felt let down by the end.I am fine with Fiction over historical events/times, but this renames clans, changes events, alters time frames in order to get a piece of Fiction to work.I would have preferred a completely Fictional story (of the period) or Fiction with/involving period history - not a mess of both.

Japoneses, Chinos y mongoles. Me agrado mucho su combinación.