![]() ![]() ![]() Replace the coffeehouse with a saloon, and this scene would not be out of place in any number of classic Westerns. The crucial opening scene of Zen Cho’s The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, for example, works just as well in either tradition: a bandit enters a coffeehouse, examines a wanted poster, and then steps in, along with an older bandit who has just entered, to defend a young waitress from a bullying, irate customer. Cover by Sija Hong.Īfter decades of movies, games, manga, and TV, it might well be that contemporary audiences are more familiar with the conventions of wuxia than with the classic American Western – not that there isn’t a fair amount of overlap. The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, Zen Cho ( Tor.com 978-5-6, $19.99, 160pp, hc) June 2020. ![]()
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