Twelve Instants
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy strange tales, spirit themes, and eerie atmosphere
- Readers who prefer linked short stories, each standing alone
- Fantasy readers interested in imagery such as medicine shops, sea markets, and Yellow Springs
- People who want light fantasy stories for bedtime or fragmented time
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting a single novel-length main plot with strongly continuous storylines
- Readers who prefer hardcore deduction or rigorously constructed worldbuilding
- Readers uncomfortable with ghosts, monsters, and karmic retribution themes
Reading tips
- Read in the order The Sea Market, Peach Blossom Spring, Guixu, and Yellow Springs; first get familiar with the medicine shop setting.
- Pause after each piece to savor the correspondence between the medicinal herbs and the story.
- Suited to bedtime or commuting fragments; one piece at a time is less likely to be overwhelmed by the atmosphere.
- Pay attention to Mr. Bai's interactions with the wolf demon and chi dragon; that is the thread linking the four stories.
About the publisher
Founded in 1989, Hualing Publishing House is a comprehensive professional press whose main readership consists of older adults and those working in the field of aging. In addition to compilations of policies and regulations on aging, academic monographs on aging-related issues, and guides to later life, it publishes a range of traditional culture titles for general readers, covering classics, culture, Eastern philosophy, and theory. These include Zhu Ziqing's Classic Essays, Wang Guowei's Lectures on Dream of the Red Chamber, Lü Simian's Lectures on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Guo Yu's edition of the Book of Changes (Revised Edition, Vol. 1). In health and medicine, the press addresses elderly care with practical works such as the Family Caregiving Handbook for Older Adults with Dementia. It also introduces works by Joseph Campbell, including The Inner Reaches of Outer Space and The Art of Reading Joyce. With 179 titles in its catalog, the press draws on authors such as Zhu Ziqing, Wang Guowei, Lü Simian, Cao Cao, and Joseph Campbell, and has developed a distinctive profile in both popularizing traditional culture and publishing caregiving resources for older adults.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 楔子
- 海市
- 一 蜃城海市
- 二 神秘药铺
- 三 星夜茶宴
- 四 辟水灵珠
- 五 奢欲海市
- 六 黄粱米粥
- 七 盂兰夜游
- 八 无间地狱
- 九 狼战九天
- 十 犀角烛怪
- 十一 潜海取珠
- 十二 双生镜城
- 十三 生死琅嬛
- 十四 醍醐之变
- 十五 黄粱一梦
- 尾声 梦中梦套梦
- 归墟
- 一 十月寒衣
- 二 不二和尚
- 三 花灯寻网
- 四 归墟海眼
- 五 红鲤公子
- 六 穷奇诡遇
- 七 归墟仙秘
- 八 并蒂连胎
- 九 焚生烈火
- 十 喂鹰饲虎
- 十一 抱梦乘羽
- 十二 因缘得果
- 尾声 阿澈
- 桃园
- 一 寒冬见春
- 二 重天秘境
- 三 杏雨初见
- 四 夏日之海
- 五 以情易心
- 六 接引马车
- 七 迷津渡客
- 八 玉京无瑕
- 九 画中娘子
- 十 方盒无忧
- 十一 桃源诡事
- 十二 纸人夺魂
- 十三 仙翁微界
- 十四 壁上精灵
- 十五 以血替心
- 尾声 春风露
- 黄泉
- 一 狐狸岭
- 二 仲月春雨
- 三 红珊柳生
- 四 陆上垂钓
- 五 珍珠藏忆
- 六 命分双魂
- 七 锦州往事
- 八 枝上涟漪
- 九 黄泉船市
- 十 岭上狐火
- 十一 祸起旱魃
- 十二 命轮之仙
- 十三 鲤家水族
- 十四 一念劫数
- 尾声 太阳雨
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About the author
Qing Chen is a Chinese online-literature writer known for fantasy and ancient-style supernatural tales. Her works are commonly categorized as modern romance and youth literature, and three of them are currently included in the library. Her representative works include Records of the Burning Rhinoceros, Twelve Moments, and Four Seasons Banquet (also known as The Apocalypse Snack Notes). Twelve Moments is a companion volume to Records of the Burning Rhinoceros, and her writing is noted for ancient-style healing supernatural stories, with a gentle tone and a gift for presenting character relationships and everyday life within a supernatural framework. These works have been published on platforms such as QQ Reading and Shuqi Novels, giving her a recognizable presence among readers of related genres. Public information about her birth and death dates, education, and writing career is limited; this introduction is based mainly on the themes and style of her works.
