The Market of 100 Fortunes

Legend of the Five Rings Series

By: Marie Brennan

Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab

Enthralling fantasy mystery from the world of Legend of the Five Rings as two samurai risk everything to rescue an old friend from the clutches of a shadowy trickster.

Having vanquished demons and halted invasions of devious creatures from the Spirit Realms, Asako Sekken and Agasha no Isao Ryotora are finally going to be married. But when a note from their old ally Sayashi arrives unexpectedly, the samurai find themselves dragged into another supernatural mystery.

Their investigation leads them to Crane lands and an ancient market ruled by a mysterious being. Now Sekken and Ryotora must use all their wit and charm to save Sayashi from a hundred-year bargain before they find themselves embroiled in a conflict with a forgotten deity of unimaginable power.

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Great story

I have now listened to all three of Marie Brennans books in this story arc and I have to say that this is my favorite out of the three. A good conclusion to these characters story arc. I hope this isn’t the last we’ll see of them.

A fun Audiobook

it was very easy to listen and I really enjoyed the narrator. The story was very engaging enough mystery and twist in the Legend of the five rings fashion.

Solid ending to a trilogy

After the events of the previous book, our heroes are traveling to Dragon lands for their wedding, when they get a message from their favorite Bokaneko, Sayashi, asking for help. With the aid of a Scorpion imperial magistrate, they travel south to a Crane clan city, where they find that (shock, horror) all is not as it seems.

Excellent character development is the core of this book, for all of the main characters. But the plot is deeply weird, and in a way that takes me out of immersion in Rokugan. Let's just say that if this were set in Orlando, it would work better.

The book ends on resolution for all the major plot lines, and I suspect this is the end of this series.

With a more comprehensible plot, this would be a 5-star book. Even as is, it (and the series) are recommended.