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    <body><![CDATA[  This Batchelder prize book is an exciting read which I thoroughly enjoyed.  There are several sequels available in Japanese, so I hope they are translated for us.  The heroine is a vulnerable martial arts star who makes one care about the people caught in a wild fantasy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, by Nahoko Uehashi. 2009 Batchelder Award Winner. I wondered from the beginning of this book whether this was a series, for even from the first chapter you get the sense of this huge universe, where only the surface is scratched. It is, indeed, a series, with manga a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64467526">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Balsa is a fighter, skilled with the spear and in hand-to-hand combat. She has been hired by the Second Queen to protect Prince Chagum from assassins sent by his father. But Chagum has a secret: he is the guardian of the water spirit, and if he cannot keep the water spirit safe until midsummer, a te...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54151742">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[2009 Batchelder Award Winner<br/>I really enjoyed this book! The writer is Japanese and this is the first book of a 10 book series to be translated into English. It has been turned into a popular television and manga series in Japan. It is not a graphic novel but I hope it comes in manga form to th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46167567">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is an exciting, action packed story with amazing fight scenes. Yet, the book also has surprising depth and solid character development. The world building is amazing; New Yogo is a fantasy world, but there are definite Japanese cultural influences. <br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wandsandworlds.com/blog1/2008/07/book-review-moribito-guardian-of-spirit.html">Read m...</a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18537526">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fabulous reading for all the Japanese-culture-nerds in your life.  Take a 30 year old woman who can throw a <em>shriuken</em> as easily as tying her shoes, give her a callow young prince to take care of, add a pinch of court intrigue, a handful of mythology, and one giant tentacle-spewing monster, and you ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53262951">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Permaisuri Kedua New Yogo, merasa putranya, Pangeran Chagum, terancam jiwanya. Karena itu, ia meminta pertolongan kepada Balsa, perempuan ahli tombak dari Kanbal, untuk menjadi pengawal pribadi putranya. Chagum adalah Pangeran Kedua dari Sang Mikado, penguasa agung New Yogo. Diusianya yang kesebelas...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78824838">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Balsa is a bodyguard-for-hire, wandering through feudal Japan in search of redemption.  After she boldly rescues the young prince Chagum from a raging river, Balsa is hired to protect him from a myriad of threats.  You see, Chagum is the Moribito, guardian of eggs that a water spirit planted in his ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38072503">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Balsa is a wandering princess. Raised by Jiguro who rescued her from palace intrigue by wandering the lands and training Balsa in all the fighting arts. Now she is in a neighboring country, a bodyguard for hire seeking cosmic balance by saving eight lives to balance the lives lost to save her own. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59625275">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Balsa was a wanderer and warrior for hire. Then she rescued a boy flung into a raging river -- and at that moment, her destiny changed.  Now Balsa must protect the boy -- the Prince Chagum -- on his quest to deliver the great egg of the water spirit to its source in the sea. As they travel across the land of Yogo and discover the truth about the spirit, they find themselves hunted by two deadly enemies:  the egg-eating monster Rarunga . . . and the prince's own father.   <br/><br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good fun. I *loved* that on the first page, the heroine is described as having wrinkles. I guess this means I'm old, but it's refreshing that the kick-ass heroine is not either a teenager or a beauty. In fact, Balsa's appearance is beside the point. I really enjoyed the Japan-based fantasy world, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72782605">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Like a lot of reviewers, my dropping of one star is due to the translation stilting an otherwise excellent story. The plot was solid and, if based a little too much on Japanese histroy, made for an interesting tale. I love Balsa and how atypical a heroine she is. Her strength and character shine, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63102193">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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