Dragon Sword and Wind Child
core novel 1988 Dragon Sword and Wind Child
Record
| Original title | 空色勾玉 (Sorairo Magatama) |
|---|---|
| First published | 1988 |
| Original language |  JA |
| First English translation | 1993 |
| Translator | Cathy Hirano |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (1,198 ratings, collected 2026-09-22) |
| Page count | 340 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780374304669 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In ancient Japan, Saya lives a quiet village life until she learns she is the reincarnation of the Water Maiden, a priestess bound to the god of Darkness. Given a sky-colored magatama jewel, she is torn between the immortal, radiant Children of Light who raised her and the exiled People of Darkness who claim her as one of their own, as the rivalry between two divine siblings threatens to reshape the land. Saya must choose where her loyalty -- and her power over the legendary Dragon Sword -- truly lies.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragon Sword and Wind Child
- Series: The Jade Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Noriko Ogiwara
Awards (verified)
- Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award (Newcomer Award), 1988: won; 22nd annual award; for the debut novel Sorairo Magatama.
Notes
- Won the 22nd Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award (Japan, 1988).
- From the series record (The Jade Trilogy): Three connected novels drawing on ancient Japanese mythology and history, sharing a world, mythology, and recurring sacred artifacts (the magatama jewels and the Dragon Sword) rather than a continuous cast -- each volume has its own protagonists, generations apart. The third volume, Usubeni Tennyo, has no English translation.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Jade Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince (1996)
Sources
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