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Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
3.0

Fictionalized version of ancient Chinese history, with some light fantasy elements thrown in (not much, really -- a few ghosts, some weird tribal magic) Interesting setting, and a great initial idea -- what happens if someone gets an absurdly generous gift they can't turn down? But I always felt like I was looking at the characters from a long distance away -- they never felt like real people.