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Tearmoon Empire Light Novel #11
ティアムーン帝国物語１１～断頭台から始まる、姫の転生逆転ストーリー～
勇ましい嘶（いなな）きが響き渡る。騎馬王国の和平をうっかり肩に背負った騎手・ミーアは馬を駆っていた。二日にわたる長距離競馬“馬合わせ”――火族を受け入れるか否かを神へ問う一騎打ちが始まったのだ。だが、その勝負の最中、孫娘・ベルの親友であるシュトリナが「混沌の蛇」に拐(さら)われた!? 死んだはずのアベルの姉・ヴァレンティナが首謀者だと判明したことで、思わぬ結末へと事態は流転してゆき.......？ 「わたくしたちの未来には、お義姉様でも手出しはさせませんわ！」 “蛇の巫女姫”とついに正面対決へ！ 「第四部 その月の導く明日へ」堂々の完結！ 大人気歴史改変ファンタジー！
418 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 10, 2022
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March 25, 2024
This book sees the conclusion of an arc, similar to vol. 2 and vol. 6 but much larger in scope because it wraps up the story from Bel's future. We've been with Bel since vol. 3. It feels like such a long journey with a lot of memories, but finally we get to see how the future Bel came from is shaped and influenced by Mia's actions.
Picking up where we left off, vol. 11 starts with the Matching of Steeds between Mia and Xiaolei. At this point, the book still has a lighthearted tone and pokes fun of Mia in the usual way, but Mia is telling the truth whenever she claims to be good at horseback riding. She really is good at it, even if most of the credits are given to Dongfeng who proves to be a lot sturdier than he appears. As you might have expected, Mia ends up winning the race even though she wasn't planning to. Once she's done uniting the 13 races of the Equestrian Kingdom, however… that's when the real confrontation starts.
While Mia is busy with the race, Citrina gets kidnapped by the Chaos Serpents. During her stay with them, we get to learn about what the Serpents actually are, what led Valentina to become their High Priestess, and why Aima's brother is assisting her. Again, it digs a bit deeper into Remno's history so that's nice to see. The conflict with Valentina is resolved in the most Mia-like way possible, but for now, we don't know much about what happened to her after. Or how this whole thing affects Remno. Maybe in future books?
Sadly, the encounter with the Serpents also results in the loss of a certain someone. The parting scene is really emotional with the sense of loss lingering for a long time, but it makes the wait even more worth it when she finally comes back to them in the distant future. I love the individual epilogues too, because we get to see the characters' thoughts and memories with her. Mia, as simple-minded as she may be, does a wonderful job securing that future. She's come a long way since the day she got guillotined, I feel weirdly proud seeing her growth. :')
It's not the end of the series yet though. At the very end of the book is a glimpse of what seems to be the beginning of a new arc, involving yet another girl who resembles Mia and Bel. I love Tearmoon Empire to bits, so I'll be waiting impatiently for vol. 12 next month.
Picking up where we left off, vol. 11 starts with the Matching of Steeds between Mia and Xiaolei. At this point, the book still has a lighthearted tone and pokes fun of Mia in the usual way, but Mia is telling the truth whenever she claims to be good at horseback riding. She really is good at it, even if most of the credits are given to Dongfeng who proves to be a lot sturdier than he appears. As you might have expected, Mia ends up winning the race even though she wasn't planning to. Once she's done uniting the 13 races of the Equestrian Kingdom, however… that's when the real confrontation starts.
While Mia is busy with the race, Citrina gets kidnapped by the Chaos Serpents. During her stay with them, we get to learn about what the Serpents actually are, what led Valentina to become their High Priestess, and why Aima's brother is assisting her. Again, it digs a bit deeper into Remno's history so that's nice to see. The conflict with Valentina is resolved in the most Mia-like way possible, but for now, we don't know much about what happened to her after. Or how this whole thing affects Remno. Maybe in future books?
Sadly, the encounter with the Serpents also results in the loss of a certain someone. The parting scene is really emotional with the sense of loss lingering for a long time, but it makes the wait even more worth it when she finally comes back to them in the distant future. I love the individual epilogues too, because we get to see the characters' thoughts and memories with her. Mia, as simple-minded as she may be, does a wonderful job securing that future. She's come a long way since the day she got guillotined, I feel weirdly proud seeing her growth. :')
It's not the end of the series yet though. At the very end of the book is a glimpse of what seems to be the beginning of a new arc, involving yet another girl who resembles Mia and Bel. I love Tearmoon Empire to bits, so I'll be waiting impatiently for vol. 12 next month.
February 1, 2024
This was a wild ride, packed full of dramatic horse racing, romantic confessions, tear-jerking moments, and exciting sword fights. Overall, this was a fantastic volume. I really enjoyed how action-packed and exciting it was, even if it was definitely heart-wrenching at times. Despite the prevalence of humor in this series, it knows when to pack a punch. 4.5 stars. (Also, the cover is gorgeous!)
January 13, 2025
Definitely picks up after a poor tenth volume. Madeleine Willette, who took over in that volume with a lifeless and error-prone translation, seems to be finding her feet, and while that volume was further crippled by having minimal action and unclear stakes, stuff actually happens this time around; so much so that it seems likely that this was at one point viewed as a potential ending of the series, bringing at least a temporary end to the Chaos Serpent stuff.
I can't claim to be ecstatic about any of this, though. Like many basically comic series that suddenly want to be dramas for their climax, it all feels kind of half-baked. Abel's garbage brother comes back for a few pages to move the plot forward, and then fails to appear in volumes 12 - 14. Abel worries about fighting his sister, but is in fact barely involved in the conflict, and they barely talk (this might be fixed in the next volume?) There seems to be an implication that Grammateus (Abel's sword teacher, if you remember him) is essentially going to , but then ... he doesn't, and what seems like it ought to be a pretty major incident is dropped (or at least, put into a multi-volume abeyance). Valentina has these conversations with Citrina where she's supposed to be getting under her skin, but Hannibal Lector she ain't, and granting that Citrina is young, it comes across as pretty silly.
I dunno, maybe some of these threads will be picked up down the line and I'll be made a fool of. I'm just saying, how it looks to me at the moment, is that the author got to his climax, realized he hadn't really set a foundation for it, half-heartedly made up a bunch of stuff at the last minute, and then regretted most of it afterwards.
I can't claim to be ecstatic about any of this, though. Like many basically comic series that suddenly want to be dramas for their climax, it all feels kind of half-baked. Abel's garbage brother comes back for a few pages to move the plot forward, and then fails to appear in volumes 12 - 14. Abel worries about fighting his sister, but is in fact barely involved in the conflict, and they barely talk (this might be fixed in the next volume?) There seems to be an implication that Grammateus (Abel's sword teacher, if you remember him) is essentially going to , but then ... he doesn't, and what seems like it ought to be a pretty major incident is dropped (or at least, put into a multi-volume abeyance). Valentina has these conversations with Citrina where she's supposed to be getting under her skin, but Hannibal Lector she ain't, and granting that Citrina is young, it comes across as pretty silly.
I dunno, maybe some of these threads will be picked up down the line and I'll be made a fool of. I'm just saying, how it looks to me at the moment, is that the author got to his climax, realized he hadn't really set a foundation for it, half-heartedly made up a bunch of stuff at the last minute, and then regretted most of it afterwards.
September 18, 2024
Mia vs Horses and Serpents!
Mia is very busy in this volume, racing for a lost tribe, going toe-to-toe with Serpents...and waiting a long time for someone special.
Great volume, but keep the tissue handy...it's Mia Luna Tearmoon, it's never an easy road!
Mia is very busy in this volume, racing for a lost tribe, going toe-to-toe with Serpents...and waiting a long time for someone special.
Great volume, but keep the tissue handy...it's Mia Luna Tearmoon, it's never an easy road!
December 7, 2025
I love this series, but I do feel things could have wrapped up here.
I’m slightly worried that as it goes on it won’t be as good.
I’m slightly worried that as it goes on it won’t be as good.
January 24, 2025
Es una de los mejores mangas que he leído este año. Es muy inocente y refrescante. La historia se centra en el renacimiento de Mia Luna Tearmoon princesa del imperio Tearmoon, cuyo personaje esta basado en la Reina Maria Antonieta, sin embargo esta es una princesa reformada, que después de morir en la guillotina y volver al pasado aprovecha esta segunda oportunidad para cambiar su destino y el de su país, con una mentalidad renovada se da cuenta que puede hacer nuevos amigos y aliados que nunca tuvo en su vida anterior, teniendo una vida mucha más rica. Con un toque de comedia y sátira este manga es una delicia. Excelente uso del humor negro!!
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