Ananda is content in her life of meditation and prayer. When the gods call her on a mission to retrieve holy words from a distant land, she agrees, though it takes her from everything she loves.
Inesh will do anything for his people, including attacking the home of the gods. After the disastrous battle, the gods offer Inesh a deal: the freedom of his people in exchange for him acting as a body guard to their chosen agent.
In addition to the mundane challenges (bandits, sickness, exhaustion), shape shifting demons believe that eating the flesh of the gods' chosen one will grant them the powers of the gods.
Ananda's vow of pacifism will be challenged by the constant assaults. Inesh, used to using his sword as the answer to every difficulty, must learn to find less violent solutions.
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Hmm I sense shades of Journey to the West, but that is 500% a good thing. Sounds interesting, hope its going well.
ReplyDeleteI freely admit it is a journey to the west ripoff. :) I just have found very few people who know Journey to the West, so I am trying to describe without referencing. In the query, I will though. Though I include a few things that have my husband screaming No! No! No! Pigsy can't do that and how dare you change that part. :)
ReplyDeleteIs your husband Chinese? I haven't actually read JTTW, but I should. I'm relatively familiar with it though. Have you ever seen the anime series Saiyuki? Its loosely based on it as well, good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI linked to you on my blog btw.
My husband is half Chinese. JTTW is long and repetetive, so I skipped large portions of it. :) I haven't seen Saiyuki- but I'll add it to my netflix list. I linked you to my blog as well. :)
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