検索キーワード： "Jewel" おとぎ話

In a community full of supernatural powers, 18-year-old Jewel longs for a life of normalcy. But nothing in her life is ordinary. And suddenly she discovers she's more abnormal than she ever realized - complete with a past she never knew existed. Once a goddess from ancient Greece, Jewel is the main reason everyone has their special abilities.

In the story books, a hero gets their time in the spotlight. They are thrown parades, showered with prestige, and adored by all. Samuel Gale, Hero of Cortendale and Guardian of the Wind thought he would gain such notoriety when entering his kingdom’s capitol. What he got was hand irons and a dose of reality. Real paragons of the people warrant suspicion from those in power, altruistic ideals are questioned, and he finds that the world cannot be changed on goodwill alone. Sam is about to enter a place that is altogether foreign inside the walls of this city.

Chinese writer Fan Wen manages to weave a fable of love, dreams, sacrifice, and spirituality, starting from the conflict between two prominent families - beneath the snow mountain of a picturesque Eastern Tibet - and ending with a journey in pursuit of personal salvation, self-esteem, and enlightenment. Steep in the magical lore of Tibetan Buddhism or Lamaism, Fan Wen brings his listeners into a world of magic and mystery, where no limitation of human capability is part of belief, and where legend turns often into myth and myth into history.