The Night Parade of 100 Demons: A Legend of the Five Rings Novel

Today’s post is on The Night Parade of 100 Demons: A Legend of the Five Rings Novel by Marie Brennan. It is 330 including notes about the demons. It is published by Aconyte Books. The cover has a silhouette of a samurai, within the silhouette there are two figures at the base and a mountain in the distance. There is mild foul language, mild sexuality, and some violence in this novel. You do not need to have previous knowledge of the Legend of the Five Rings setting to understand the story. The story is told from third person close of the two main characters from chapter to chapter. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- A thrilling epic fantasy adventure in the astonishing realm of Legend of the Five Rings, as two rival clans join forces to investigate a lethal supernatural mystery

Chaos has broken out in the isolated Dragon Clan settlement of Seibo Mura. During the full moon, horrifying creatures rampage through the village, unleashing havoc and death. When the Dragon samurai Agasha no Isao Ryotora is sent to investigate, he faces even greater danger than expected. To save the village, he must confront his buried past – not to mention an unexpected Phoenix Clan visitor, Asako Sekken, who has his own secrets to hide. The quest to save Sebo Mura will take the two samurai into the depths of forgotten history and the shifting terrain of the Spirit Realms… and bring them face to face with an ancient, terrifying evil.

Review- A good novel set in the Legend of the Five Rings setting. Ryotora has been sent home to discover and deal with whatever is attacking the village. Asako is trying to discover why he is being haunted by a dog spirit that will not let him sleep during the nights of the full moon. Together they discover that there is something very special about this village and it’s important to save the village. This is the second novel in the Legend of the Five Rings new novels and I did enjoy this one but I liked the Daijoji Shin novel better. The story is interesting, the characters are good, and Marie Brennan is a fantastic writer. She did research into the world and it shows in the story and well detailed it is. It is almost a horror novel with the demons and the terrorizing they do to the humans. If you are a fan of Legend of the Five Rings or just want a fun fantasy, almost novel, then I would recommend this novel.

I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this novel with my own money.