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The Apothecary Diaries 16 (Manga)

by Natsu Hyuuga

Medicine and palace intrigue amid a brewing conflict

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Medicine and palace intrigue amid a brewing conflict

The sixteenth manga volume places Maomao in a cliffside fortress after her investigation at the Fox Village chief’s storehouse ends in capture. Put to work preparing elixirs and caring for the injured, she comes to understand the treasonous plan unfolding around her and worries about the people caught within it. Meanwhile, her allies at the palace weigh a response to the insurgents as the threat of war grows. The volume brings Maomao’s herbal knowledge into a setting where medical work and political danger intersect, with the fate of several innocents hanging over the conflict.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For manga readers following Maomao’s continuing story.
  • For readers interested in historical mysteries involving herbal medicine and palace politics.
  • For readers who enjoy plots where intrigue develops into open conflict.

Themes

Herbal medicine and healingPalace intrigue and rebellionCaptivity and loyaltyCivilians caught in conflict

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Book overview

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated historical mystery series!

Caught poking around in the Fox Village chief's derelict storehouse, Maomao is bundled off to a cliffside fortress and put to work crafting elixirs and tending to the injured. With the endgame of her captors' treasonous plot now clear, Maomao begins to dread what it will mean for Kyou-u and his friends. As the kidnapped apothecary's allies back at the palace consider marching on the insurgents and the winds of war begin to howl, will fate spare Maomao and the other innocents in the conflict that lies ahead?
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