Detective Inspector Chen and Zhu Irzh are given a major assignment to escort an emissary from Heaven on a diplomatic mission to Hell. Zhu tries to dodge his demonic family's overtures, but ends up embroiled in Hell's political intrigues. Chen and Zhu find themselves in the middle of a struggle much bigger then they can fully comprehend, and when the dust finally settles, neither heaven nor hell will be the same!
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By Bookwyrm
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Desipte the similarity Precious Dragon has to Bill Watterson's Calvin on the cover, this book is all about Eastern beliefs and the politics between Heaven and Hell. You learn more about the life of those who work in Hell and how similar it seems to those in the mortal realm. Zhu Irzh again steals the show - he is my favourite character by far! Fast paced and gripping right to the end, it's difficult to say much more about the book without giving away the plot. I loved it!
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Another Masterpiece
20 July 2007
By L. Nichols
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Format:Hardcover
This is the third in the Inspector Chen series by Liz Williams and certainly they get better every time. She has a marvelous way with words and weaves them together to make each paragraph and chapter a pleasure to read. As much as you may want to, this is not a book to rush through. It is a book to savor and cherish because it will probably be a while until the next one. Rushing through it could also cause the reader to miss some beautifully written and rather important parts. Based in Chinese mythology these novels paint a unique picture of a futuristic world where the worlds of heaven and hell bleed into earth and mess about with daily human routine. You honestly can't get better than this. I've read some of Liz's other stories and while they were good, none of them hold a candle to these novels. She has truly found her world here and I hope she produces many more of these brilliant and exquisitely written books.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Oriental fantasy world
1 Aug 2007
By K. Jungkind
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Format:Hardcover
In Precious Dragon, Liz Williams continues her fascinating amalgam of traditional Chinese style stories with modern detective tales. Mixing the celestial, demonic and middle world freely, her writing provides fascinating characters that strongly reflect oriental mythologies. Inspector Chen joins us again for a larger role in this book, and Precious Dragon and his grandmother are wonderful characters. We also get to see the badger-teapot demon again together with Inspector Chen's demon, but not very demonic, wife. I enjoyed her first book and this book more than Demon and the City, but all are fun and require the reader to stretch their brain (and suspend disbelief) more than just a bit.
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The Best Detective Inspector Chen So Far
16 Feb 2009
By Daniel Dillon
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I just finished Precious Dragon. It's one of the very few books in recent years to evoke a sense of wonder; the gathering and return home of some unusual characters was an exceptional vignette. Well written, unusually imaginative with a sense of sweep and grandeur.
It should be read after the two preceding novels.
The publisher, Night Shade Books, is putting out some very interesting books these days.
It should be read after the two preceding novels.
The publisher, Night Shade Books, is putting out some very interesting books these days.
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