Review: Beautifully whimsical
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2012
This is a series of four short stories about Dao Shi, a charlatan who isn't really a bad, just a man who admits to his faults but needs to earn a crust or two. As a fake exorcist, preying on the gullible isn't something he's proud of but a means to an end... that accidentally draws him into a deeper mystery.I read this some months ago but recently spotted it in my Kindle library and felt it was just too good to go unmentioned.The stories are beautifully told in a way that makes Dao Shi's imaginary world in an ancient China that never was seem instantly real and totally believable. Ian Rowan says he will write more of these stories if there's enough demand - I urge you to read Welcome To The Underworld and then join me in urging him to get on with it!