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Title: Farewell, Master Li
Review: In this, the final of Hughart's three Master Li books, we learn about ancient shamanistic deities and the homicidal Sixth Degree Hosteler Tu. The twists and turns are a little less surprising in this third outing, and even Number Ten Ox guesses the identity of the villain before the end. But the journey is just as magical and wonderful. Hughart has a gift for being able to tweak his cosmology - or our perceptions of it - ever so slightly, without damaging the integrity of his world. This wasn't supposed to be the last book, but since the esteemed Master Hughart has apparently set aside his labors, we can only savor the bittersweet ending of a series not halfway done. The Master Li series is in a class of its own, and I fervently pray against all odds that another volume of these 'long-lost chronicles' will eventually come to light.
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