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Chinese historical romance and adventure in the Tang Dynasty
The thief who stole his heart
Sword dancer Li Feng is used to living life on the edge of the law--a woman alone in the dangerous world of the Tang Dynasty has only her whirlwind reflexes to trust. She will discover the truth about her past, even if that means outwitting the most feared thief-catcher of them all....
Relentless, handsome and determined, Han sees life--and love--as black and white. Until he finally captures the spirited, courageous Li Feng, who makes him question everything he thought he knew about right and wrong. Soon he's faced with an impossible choice: betray the elusive sword dancer he is learning to love, or trust his long-disregarded heart and follow her to dangerous, tempting rebellion....
- Sales Rank: #2146143 in Books
- Published on: 2013-05-21
- Released on: 2013-05-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.66" h x .76" w x 4.13" l, .30 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 288 pages
From Booklist
Hot on the trail of a thief, Zheng Hao Han has no time for pretty dancing girls. In this particular case, however, Han is willing to make an exception, since he believes the jade thief he seeks and Wen Li Feng, the lovely sword dancer who has captivated a crowd of villagers, are one and the same. Acting on his professional instincts, Han captures Li Feng only to have her escape. The jade pendant Li Feng owns is the only clue she has to the mother she lost 15 years earlier. Finding out what happened to her mother is the most important thing in the world to Li Feng, and no one, including infamous thief-catcher Han, is going to stop her. The graceful, almost poetic quality of Lin’s writing perfectly complements the Tang Dynasty setting of her latest expertly crafted historical romance, and the book’s potent combination of compelling characters and exotic historical setting make The Sword Dancer an auto-buy for libraries in search of something different for their romance collections. --John Charles
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"Lin's politically and culturally rich story is atypical, sensual, and filled with honor and wit." - Publishers Weekly
"Take a passionate heroine, add an honorable hero bound by duty, a quest and a stolen cache of jewels and you have Lin's riveting, fast-paced, lyrically written, sensual romance. Here's a story filled with intriguing history and colorful details that also mesmerizes readers with a thrilling adventure. For those who crave a journey to a different place and time, Lin delivers." - Romantic Times Book Reviews
"Jeannie Lin writes a story with the feel of a pictorial saga, rich with history and mythology. Her characters are vibrantly portrayed with endearing qualities of bravado, wit and seductive charm. Very enjoyable."–USA Today
From the Author
Dear Reader,
I've always found it sexy when a hero and heroine can not only match wits, but also match swords.
A common theme in the Chinese adventure stories is the idea of the vigilante hero, a hero guided by honor and chivalry. But how much fun would it be to have the heroine in that role? And the hero would be, of course, the thief-catcher intent on capturing her.
Often people ask me, where do I get my ideas? For this book, the origin was a famous poem by the poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty titled, "Observing the Sword Dance of a Disciple of Madam Gongsun." The poem starts with the description of a mesmerizing sword dance, then moves into a nostalgic look at how much has changed in fifty years like "the turn of a page". The sword dance ultimately becomes a symbol of the end of a golden age.
A final historical note: Wudang Mountain which is mentioned in the book is an actual location. In the Tang Dynasty, the mountain was already established as a center of Taoism. A Taoist master, Lu Dong Bin, known as the Sword Immortal, was also a famous figure of the Tang Dynasty. With these elements in mind, I took the liberty of associating my heroine's sword training as well as her Taoist upbringing with Wudang.
I hope you enjoy the adventures of my sword dancer and thief-catcher as they chase their way across the cities and rivers of Tang Dynasty China. There's no better place to fight and fall in love, in my humble opinion.
For more information about the stories or to contact me, you can visit me online at: jeannielin.com. I love receiving mail from readers!
Sincerely,
Jeannie Lin
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Historical Romance That Offers Action, Intrigue, and Forbidden Romance all in one
By Sophia Rose
When I get the opportunity to read historical romance with a setting that is not the typical, I am always intrigued. China is a magical place with scope for a good, hearty story. I have read one other book by this author in the same historical time period and it was a wonderful blend of history, adventure and romance so I was eager to give this one a try.
The story begins when a thief-taker, Han, pursues his hunch that the thieves to a shipment of jade are traveling with a performing troupe. He is mesmerized when the beautiful sword dancer does her routine not just with grace, but expertise showing she is familiar with wielding the sword as a weapon. At the end of her performance, a group of impatient bounty hunters rush in to take captive the troupe. The sword dancer runs and he goes with his gut feeling and pursues her. Han is led on a merry chase that takes him through, around, over and under the small village until he catches her when another thief-taker blocks her path. He is awed by the grace and athleticism that allows her to scale walls, balance on roofs and dart through the narrow alleys like her dance. During the pursuit, she surprised him by not letting him fall off a roof when she could have used it as the opportunity to get far away. This begins his suspicion that she is no ordinary thief.
Li Feng can't believe her luck when the best thief-taker in the province captures her and brings her to a holding cell with plans to take her back to the magistrate for the jade theft- a theft that she participated in as an act to weaken the warlord it was destined for and not an act out of greed. She knew it was a mistake to get caught up in that cause when she had her own personal quest going on. With little effort, she escapes the jail and continues her pursuit to find her mother who was taken from her leaving her an orphan. Her only clue is the piece of jade her mother gave her before disappearing with a pack of armed men.
Han has never trailed someone who roused his curiosity as much as Li Feng. She acts like no normal thief or criminal he has seen. She doesn't show a hint that she was guilty of a crime- no trying to get rid of her loot, no greedy behavior, just a trail of visits to jade sellers and craftsman. He captures her again and she escapes him again. Each time, he learns a little more about his fugitive. She is trained in the warrior arts and she pursues her own quest. He used to think justice is justice- black and white, but now he begins to wonder. Li Feng is not without honor even it if is not the same as his own. Bigger things are afoot involving powerful figures in the shadows who orchestrated the event of the theft and signs of corruption that are going on. He doesn't want the small fish; he wants to bring down the whole rotten group and the sword dancer is his only lead.
Li Feng grows accustomed to the tenacious thief-taker finding her and eventually they strike a truce to start working together. She knows eventually she must get away from him because they are fundamentally different, but in the meantime she allows the attraction between them knowing it will tear out a piece of her heart when they part. Toward the end, the trail of clues leads her to unexpected truths that make her choices all the more difficult though duty to family allows for there to only be one real choice in the end. The same can be said for Han because his principles lead him to the point where he must choose justice or Li Feng now that he knows her secrets.
The plot was riveting from the first page. I loved the action sequences of Li Feng's flight to escape and Han's pursuit to capture. The mystery of the past that Li Feng cannot remember, but pieces together as she pursues one clue after another was full of intrigue and then the constant feeling of danger from people in the present worked well against the quiet moments when Li Feng and Han start up a rather unique love affair. Both characters are well aware that the feelings they have can lead to nowhere since their lives and actions have placed them on opposite sides of the law. I think that made their stolen moments of tenderness and togetherness all the more richer. They dance around each other for a while, but finally give in to their mutual passion. These two were so perfect for each other and together so I was vested to find out how the author would pull off a happily ever after for them with one being a criminal and one set to uphold the law. As the book pushed forward, it got even more and more hopeless, but that's what kept me reading.
Backdrop was descriptive and felt authentic. Social norms, clothing, class system, description of the scenes were all well done, but they were baked into the story in such a way that it was just there running along with the plot and not taking it over.
This was such a satisfying read and I recommend it to those who enjoy historical romance with some spice, some taunt action and an exotic setting.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Flying through the air with life!
By Judith Peterson
The Sword Dancer is written with grace and beauty. No other author has the keen ability to make words works of art. I commend Jeannie for her skill and thank her for sharing her skill with the world.
The Sword Dancer is a book that is fun and keeps you interested until the last page. Treat yourself to this book. You deserve it. You truly do.
If you have not read "Butterfly Swords", "The Dragon and the Pearl", and "My Fair Concubine", do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of each today.
As I stated previously, no author writes as if it was an old masterpiece. Jeannie Lin's work are works of art. True art that should be savored and enjoyed and shared.
It's time for you to savor and enjoy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Batman Versus Catwoman
By FredTownWard
If you've never tried one of Jeannie Lin's Tang Dynasty China historical romances (and if you haven't, boy, are you missing out!), you are in luck because this standalone novel is arguably one of her two most accessible to readers unfamiliar with Chinese culture and history, the other being My Fair Concubine whose basic premise greatly resembles that of My Fair Lady. The premise of The Sword Dancer on the other hand resembles one seen with some frequency in comic books (and their TV and movie adaptations) about costumed vigilantes and the costumed villains they fight: a hero and a villain being attracted to each other despite operating on opposite sides of the law. The most famous of these relationships (and the most long lived, not to mention the most convoluted) is that between Batman and Catwoman, which dates to 1940.
Sword Dancer Li Feng is a good deal more than just that. First of all, she has been raised/trained by a master swordsman and has adopted sword dancing mostly as a disguise and as a way to earn a living while she pursues her real goal. Second, without really thinking it through, she managed to let herself get involved in a revolution and a heist that has attracted the law's unwelcome attention to her. But her real goal is to find out what happened to her mother during a tragedy half remembered as a very small child, why it happened, and just exactly who she really is.
Among professional thief catchers (bounty hunters) Zheng Hao Han is something of an anomaly and not merely because he is very good at it. As the eldest son of a disgraced former magistrate, he once studied the law in order to follow in his father's footsteps, but now he follows a darker path in his quest for justice.
Funny thing is that they are BOTH seeking to uncover truths and right wrongs, but their methods are utterly incompatible...
so it is just too bad that they are so darn attracted to each other. As Thirst for Revenge leads Unrelenting Pursuit a merry chase, accommodations are reached in order to seek the truth together and spend SOME time with one another, but any future together is impossible, right?
Then again this is a Jeannie Lin novel where the impossible CAN happen,...
but only after Ms. Lin has first rendered it as utterly and completely impossible as she can without sabotaging her thread-the-multiple-needles ending.
Note: I entered a contest where we were given the title and the basic premise and asked to guess what the cover illustration would look like. My guess was "the heroine... dancing... with a sword...."
For some odd reason I didn't win.
Note: For full disclosure I received this book from the author in return for agreeing to review it.
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