The Twelve Kingdoms: Skies of Dawn by Fuyumi Ono

[meganbmoore]

This is the fourth Twelve Kingdoms novel to be translated into English, and the last one that was adapted into the anime. This is also the longest novel so far, following three initially independent plotlines that eventually coincide. In the central plotline, Yoko, the new king of Kei (all rulers are kings, and their spouses queens, regardless of

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[valkyriesailor]

Didn't you think there are some things missing while reading the book? I got the book from a friend, and we both thought that between Yoko finds a guy who leads him to Koshou on one page, and Yoko leading the rebels on the other one there is just this huge gap...
Will always love the end with Yoko's first edict, but without that strong voice, it just didn't had the same effect.

[meganbmoore]

Well, I think it was mostly just that Yoko showed up and saved their butts, and they followed her lead?