I hate to admit it, but my only exposure to the legend of Mulan has been the Disney movie. As a result, I kept waiting for Mulan’s peers to discover her gender and turn on her, but as it turns out that was a Disney addition. However, Thomas added her own twist that I quite enjoyed: Mulan has spent her whole life training for a duel with a rival family of martial artists and fighters. As the family legend goes, a master swordsmen had a […]
No Need for a Training Montage in this Version of Mulan
The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas