Eight Skilled Gentlemen

Eight Skilled Gentlemen

Infobox Book
name = Eight Skilled Gentlemen
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author = Barry Hughart
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country = USA
language = English
series = Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
subject = China -- Fiction
genre = Historical Fiction, Fantastic Fiction
publisher = Doubleday
pub_date = 1991
english_pub_date =
media_type = Book
pages = 255
isbn = ISBN 0385417098
oclc = 22509949
preceded_by = The Story of the StoneAlso published in omnibus edition: "The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox".

"Eight Skilled Gentlemen" is a novel by Barry Hughart, first published in 1990.It is part of a series set in a version of ancient China that began with "Bridge of Birds" and "The Story of the Stone".

Plot summary

In this novel, Li Kao and Number Ten Ox are attending the execution of a notorious criminal (about whose capture the less said the better, according to the chronicler) when into the public square bounds an ancient vampire, who soon meets a fiery demise. Shortly afterward they discover a conspiracy involving fake tea, mysterious cages, and a host of minor demon-deities led by an ape-like man with blue cheeks, a crimson nose, a silver forehead, and a yellow chin. And then things "really" get strange.


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