Kingdom of Flowers, Volume 1

Name: Kingdom of Flowers, Volume 1
ISBN: 9787807596189

Jiang HuiminVolumes Publishing Company2008

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Chapters: 10
Series: Kingdom of Flowers
ISBN: 9787807596189

Summary

Kingdom of Flowers is a girls' fantasy adventure novel by Jiang Huimin (early pen names "Beibei" and "Duoduo"), a contracted author of Juxing International. The first volume was published by Wanjuan Publishing Company in December 2008, runs about 380 pages, and opens the Kingdom of Flowers series. The story begins on the sixteenth birthday of Amy (also rendered "Mier"), a girl who has depended on her older brother since childhood. On that very birthday she is unexpectedly separated from him, and her ordinary high-school life is thrown into disarray. Some time later, Mier finds an unsigned letter in the family mailbox containing nothing but a seed; this seed of unknown origin carries her into a otherworld called the Kingdom of Flowers, where every building floats above a sea of blossoms and people get around on adorable beetles. Still shaken on arrival, Mier first meets the kingdom's ranger Qi, then through a series of mishaps provokes the spoiled prince Suo. As the story unfolds, mysteries gather around her: who brought her into this world? What grudge lies between Prince Suo and his guard Meng? What happened ten years ago between the Kingdom of Flowers and the Kingdom of Earth? And the red-flower crown symbolizing the Goddess of Flowers, together with the earth-colored pendant Mier carries, seems to hold the key to the whole tale. Blending time travel, adventure, mystery, and a girl's emotions, with a light fairy-tale world and brisk pacing, the book is a representative work from the wave of homegrown "light novels" and youth fantasy published around 2008.

Editor's review

在2008年前后本土青春“轻小说”扎堆的出版潮里，《花之国》是很典型也很讨喜的一部：它把“平凡女高中生被一颗种子带进异世界”的经典开局，放进一个漂浮在花海之上、以甲虫为交通工具的童话式世界，设定清新又具画面感。作者姜慧敏（早期笔名“北北”“朵朵”）擅长浪漫喜剧与少女视角的轻快叙事，女主艾蜜儿机灵爱耍小聪明，却常常弄巧成拙，需要游侠“弃”来收拾残局，这种搭配让冒险线之外始终有轻松的日常趣味。本书的看点有三：一是世界观，花之国、地之国与五大国的格局在第一册就埋下大量伏笔；二是谜团，匿名信与种子的来历、侍卫“梦”与王子“索”的旧怨、“花之女神”头冠与泥土色项坠的关联，层层嵌套，推动阅读；三是情感，穿越冒险下暗藏少女的成长与选择。据当年媒体报道，该书试读页面数日内浏览量破百万，预订量超过十五万册，可见在学生读者中的号召力。对想重温纸书时代少女奇幻风味，或喜欢轻松校园加异世界设定的读者，这是一本轻快好入口的开篇之作。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢异世界穿越与少女冒险设定的中学生读者
怀念2000年代末本土青春轻小说、聚星系作品的读者
偏爱轻松浪漫基调、不排斥恋爱线的奇幻爱好者
想找一本世界观清新、节奏明快的入门级奇幻小说的读者

Not a good fit for

偏好硬核设定、严谨世界构建的严肃奇幻读者
不习惯少女向叙事与浪漫套路、追求现实主义题材的读者
希望单册独立完结、不愿追续作的读者（本册仅为系列开端）

Reading tips

先接受童话式的轻设定，重点享受人物互动与谜团推进的节奏。
留意匿名信、种子、头冠、项坠几处伏笔，它们贯穿整个系列。
读完第一册后接着读《花之国Ⅱ》，第一部留下的谜团在续作中才逐步解开。
可与同期的国产青春轻小说对读，体会那个年代的类型出版风貌。

About the publisher

Volumes Publishing Company China · Founded in 2003

Volumes Publishing Company is a comprehensive publisher known for its titles on Chinese classics and literature and the arts. Its publishing covers classical literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, folk literature, foreign literature, and exam preparation books. Judging from the 269 titles in the database, the company emphasizes making classic works accessible to a broad readership. Representative books include Letters from Fu Lei to His Son, The Four Great Classical Novels, Teahouse, The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk, and Camel Xiangzi, with authors including Fu Lei, Cao Xueqin, Luo Guanzhong, Shi Nai'an, Wu Cheng'an, Lao She, Liu Xiang, and Liu Xin. The company has also developed series brands such as the Volumes Studio Chinese Classics and the Science Fiction Library, giving it a distinctive profile in organizing Chinese classics and promoting literary reading. Public information on its other publishing activities is limited.

Chapter 1: Farewell on the Sixteenth Birthday
Chapter 2: The Seed in the Mailbox
Chapter 3: A Realm Above the Sea of Flowers
Chapter 4: Beetles and the Ranger
Chapter 5: Provoking the Prince
Chapter 6: The Crown of the Goddess of Flowers
Chapter 7: The Secret of the Pendant
Chapter 8: The Old Story of Meng and Suo
Chapter 9: The Shadow of the Kingdom of Earth
Chapter 10: The Beginning of the Mystery

FAQ

《花之国》一共有几部？

据出版资料，《花之国》系列主要有两部分别出版：《花之国Ⅰ》于2008年12月由万卷出版公司出版，ISBN为9787807596189；《花之国Ⅱ》于2009年3月出版，ISBN为9787807597339。此外，2009年1月还出过两册套装版本。

这本书是不是网络小说？

它更准确的定位是2008年前后出版的本土青春奇幻“轻小说”，作者姜慧敏为聚星国际签约作者。当年它在腾讯、新浪、聚星中文网等阅读平台推出过试读页面，网络传播度很高，但正式形态是纸书出版。

第一册的故事能读完吗？

不能完全读完。第一册主要是艾蜜儿进入花之国、结识游侠“弃”与王子“索”，并揭开若干谜团的开端；关于地之国、十年前旧事等核心真相，要到续作《花之国Ⅱ》中才进一步展开。

女主叫什么名字？

女主角名为艾蜜儿，书中也常称“蜜儿”，是一名16岁的高中生。她机智勇敢，但爱耍小聪明，有时会因为聪明过头而弄巧成拙。

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About the author

Jiang Huimin Author

Jiang Huimin is a Chinese book author. Public information about her is limited; her confirmed works consist of two titles, Flower Country II and Flower Country, Volume 1. Both are classified under premium fiction and youth literature, suggesting that her writing targets younger readers and focuses on novelistic storytelling built around the “Flower Country” title, with the two volumes forming successive parts of the same story. Based on the available information, Jiang Huimin's work remains centered on a single series, and its themes and style share qualities common to youth literature, with attention to plot development and emotional expression. As her dates of birth and death, nationality, and personal background are not found in public sources, a fuller picture of her writing and future development awaits further information.