The Jade Trilogy
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The Jade Trilogy is a set of three fantasy novels written by Japanese award-winning fantasy writer Noriko Ogiwara
. The trilogy consists of the original novel and its two sequels.
), won her several awards for children's literature and was translated and published into English by VIZ Media LLC as "Dragon Sword and Wind Child
".
After the success of Dragon Sword and Wind Child, Ogiwara later wrote a sequel to the story of the original novel, titled Hakuchou Iden (白鳥異伝 "Swan's Strange Legend"). The sequel was also praised by the Japanese media and fans of the original novel. Like the first novel of the trilogy, Viz Media LLC published an English version titled "Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince," released on May 17, 2011.
The author would later continue the story with another sequel called Usubeni Tennyo (薄紅天女 "Pink Nymph"); this book was also a favorite among fans of the original novel and like the first two novels is still in print to this day in Japan. The last sequel of the trilogy is currently unavailable in English.
Noriko Ogiwara
is a Japanese fantasy writer.-Biography:Noriko Ogiwara was born in 1959. Having read C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia at a very early age, she decided to become a fantasy writer....
. The trilogy consists of the original novel and its two sequels.
Overview
The first novel of the trilogy, originally written in Japanese as: Sorairo Magatama (空色勾玉 "Sky-colored Jade"; see magatamaMagatama
Magatama , are curved beads which first appeared in Japan during the Jōmon period.They are often found inhumed in mounded tumulus graves as offerings to deities . They continued to be popular with the ruling elites throughout the Kofun Period of Japan, and are often romanticised as indicative of...
), won her several awards for children's literature and was translated and published into English by VIZ Media LLC as "Dragon Sword and Wind Child
Dragon Sword and Wind Child
Dragon Sword and Wind Child is the first book of award-winning fantasy writer Noriko Ogiwara. The book, originally written in Japanese in 1988 as: Sorairo Magatama , won her several awards for children's literature and was later translated into English by Cathy Hirano in 1993 as Dragon Sword and...
".
After the success of Dragon Sword and Wind Child, Ogiwara later wrote a sequel to the story of the original novel, titled Hakuchou Iden (白鳥異伝 "Swan's Strange Legend"). The sequel was also praised by the Japanese media and fans of the original novel. Like the first novel of the trilogy, Viz Media LLC published an English version titled "Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince," released on May 17, 2011.
The author would later continue the story with another sequel called Usubeni Tennyo (薄紅天女 "Pink Nymph"); this book was also a favorite among fans of the original novel and like the first two novels is still in print to this day in Japan. The last sequel of the trilogy is currently unavailable in English.
Links
- Dragon Sword and Wind Child; novel (English Webpage, Amazon)
- Dragon Sword and Wind Child; novel (Japanese Webpage, Amazon)
- Dragon Sword and Wind Child; novel (Original Japanese version, Amazon) 空色勾玉 (単行本)
- Dragon Sword and Wind Child; novel (New Japanese Version, Amazon) 空色勾玉
- Dragon Sword and Wind Child; novel (Japanese Version) Exact Information Unknown, Amazon