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Friesner, Esther

Spirit's Princess

449 pp. | Random | April, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-86907-5 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-96907-2 $19.99
(3) YA A fictionalized depiction of the youth of Japanese queen and shaman Himiko. Friesner's Himiko is a chieftain's only daughter struggling to be like her brothers despite an injured leg. She secretly becomes apprentice to her clan's shaman and helps save a neighboring clan from illness. Friesner smoothly combines ancient-Japan historical fiction and magical realism, contextualizing her story with an author's note.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

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