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Article: Bass, L.G. Sign of the Qin.(Outlaws of Moon-shadow Marsh, Book 1)(Young adult review)(Book review)
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BASS, L.G. Sign of the Qin. (Outlaws of Moon-shadow Marsh, Book 1.) Hyperion. 383p. c2004. 078685566-5. $7.99. JS*
This first book in the trilogy is rich and satisfying, with wide appeal. At birth, Prince Zong bears the sign of the Qin (pronounced ch'in), the mark of a band of outlaws. These people are out of favor with the old emperor, and in his anger, he banishes the prince's mother, Silver Lotus. But the gods have plans for the young prince: he is the new Starlord, intended to quash a plot to release thousands of demons and conquer the world by Yamu, Lord of the Dead. To that end, Zong has a sequence of guardians: outlaw spies Jade Mirror and Day Rat, the ...