Reseña de ARC: The Hunt Is On (Aweto #1) by Nie Jun

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The Hunt Is On (Seekers of the Aweto 1)

by 

Nie Jun

Edward Gauvin (Translator) 

136 pages
Published March 2nd 2021 by Graphic Universe
ISBN13: 9781728420219
Edition Language: English
Series: Seekers of the Aweto #1

Synopsis: Xinyue, his brother Qiliu, and their mother are seekers, hunting aweto--a rare, plantlike treasure--along the legendary Silk Road. After one outing, Xinyue discovers the offspring of a deity that creates aweto--and becomes the little creature's reluctant caretaker. He soon struggles to keep it safe and keep it a secret. And that's before he learns that warriors from the deity's village are on his family's tail...

4.3 colorful stars

Age: 12+
omigosh the colors!
but ends in cliffhanger (I'll read the next one)

En una antigua y fantástica Ruta de la Seda, una pequeña familia de tres (mamá y dos hermanos) son cazadores, perdón, buscadores de 'Aweto' (una planta-cosita que crece sobre deidades de la tierra llamada 'chadolo'). Debo confesar que el 90% del libro estaba profundamente enojada con los protagonistas buscadores porque causan un dolor sin fin con su trabajo, robando a los pueblos de aweto (muy valioso por sus propiedades curativas) y destruyendo su forma de vida en ocasiones.

Xinyue es el hermano menor que con sus tambores dirige insectos que son como sabuesos en busca de aweto. Qiliu es el hermano mayor, tiene alas como una libélula, vuela, y es un luchador feroz (y sin duda tiene sus propias motivaciones en busca del aweto real, una panacea que se dice que da inmortalidad). Bu Ren Niang es la madre que los cuida y los alimenta. Pronto veremos cómo se pone a prueba a toda la familia.

La historia está inmersa, según el autor, en las tradiciones de China occidental. Y, como comentan varios, se siente como ver una película, en lugar de leer una historia. El escenario esta lleno de seres fantásticos como en una de las obras de Miyazaki. Los colores son asombrosos en su diversidad con lo que parece ser acuarela. Hermoso.

Termina en cliff-hanger, y espero ver el siguiente volumen pronto. 

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[In English now:]

In a fantastical Silk Road, a little family of three (mom and two brothers) are hunters excuse me seekers of 'Aweto' ( a plant-thingie that grow over earth deidities called 'chadolo'). I must confess that 90% of the book I was deeply mad with the MCs because they cause endless pain with their work, robing villages of aweto (very valuable because healing properties) and destroying their way of life at times.





Xinyue is the younger brother who with his drums directs insects that are like hounds looking for aweto. Qiliu is the older brother, has wings like a dragonfly, flies , and is a fierce fighter (and no doubt has his own motivations in search of the royal aweto, a cure-all that is said to give immortality). Bu Ren Niang is the mother who cares and feeds them. We will soon see how the whole family is put to the test.


The story is embedded, according to the author, in western Chinese traditions. And, as several comment, it feels like watching a movie, rather than reading a story. The setting full of fantastic beings in like one of Miyazaki's works. The colors are amazing in their diversity with what appear to be watercolor. Pretty.