PHOENIXA: The Nest
A Mystical Quest for the Cheng Legacy
Written, Illustrated and Narrated by J.J. Cheng
Phoenixa, rising from the ashes of her ancestors, the six-and-half-year-old kite-flying, Phoenix-riding, Chinese girl embarks on a mystical journey into China’s tumultuous past searching for her Renaissance Grandpa who read to her Shan Hai Jing, The Classic of Mountains and Seas, seeking cures for human greed. From the interior of a traditional Beijing courtyard to the tiptop of a giant Wu Tong Tree, Phoenixa finds her nest being dislocated from safety to danger. A relentless Red force is ready to strip her home bare. Fortunately, the enduring incandescent Feng Huang, the Phoenix, has kept her amused and protected as a secret guardian.
《鳳巢》 中华寻根程脉溯源玄幻小說
程一若 著作 繪畫 配音
北京四合院里，六岁半小女孩凤儿手捧《山海经》展开了一场精神出走的神秘旅程。爱放风筝喜歡乘凤飞天的她在祖父的儒学与自由精神的启蒙教育下，穿行上古奇幻世界和现代中国的动荡风云寻找治愈人类贪婪的解药; 从迷离美妙的大自然和多维的精灵宇宙探险到进入四合院牆外的街道和学校，凤儿渐渐理解世间凶险丑恶，她意识到一股无情的力量随时将她祖先的家夺走一空。幸亏那支明亮的家凤一直在暗中保护陪伴着她…當災難終於降臨，凤儿如那重生的凤凰从祖先的骨灰烈焰中腾起，从传统的屋檐到梧桐树顶端到宇宙多位时空。
PHOENIXA: The Nest
A Mystical Quest for the Cheng Legacy
Written, Illustrated and Narrated by J.J. Cheng
Phoenixa, rising from the ashes of her ancestors, the six-and-half-year-old kite-flying, Phoenix-riding, Chinese girl embarks on a mystical journey into China’s tumultuous past searching for her Renaissance Grandpa who read to her Shan Hai Jing, The Classic of Mountains and Seas, seeking cures for human greed. From the interior of a traditional Beijing courtyard to the tiptop of a giant Wu Tong Tree, Phoenixa finds her nest being dislocated from safety to danger. A relentless Red force is ready to strip her home bare. Fortunately, the enduring incandescent Feng Huang, the Phoenix, has kept her amused and protected as a secret guardian.
《鳳巢》 中华寻根程脉溯源玄幻小說
程一若 著作 繪畫 配音
北京四合院里，六岁半小女孩凤儿手捧《山海经》展开了一场精神出走的神秘旅程。爱放风筝喜歡乘凤飞天的她在祖父的儒学与自由精神的启蒙教育下，穿行上古奇幻世界和现代中国的动荡风云寻找治愈人类贪婪的解药; 从迷离美妙的大自然和多维的精灵宇宙探险到进入四合院牆外的街道和学校，凤儿渐渐理解世间凶险丑恶，她意识到一股无情的力量随时将她祖先的家夺走一空。幸亏那支明亮的家凤一直在暗中保护陪伴着她…當災難終於降臨，凤儿如那重生的凤凰从祖先的骨灰烈焰中腾起，从传统的屋檐到梧桐树顶端到宇宙多位时空。
Cheng brilliantly recreated the myth of the legendary Feng Huang, the Phoenix, with a definitive modern twist. A cinematic tour-de-force of language and pictures. A sweeping Chinese saga, meditative, philosophical, and encompassing.
Joe Confortie
My name is James Budenholzer. I just recently read the part of a trilogy It’s called Phoenixa, The Nest. It’s a story of Phoenixa, a young girl who is learning from her grandpa who turns to be one of the key figures of modern China. She is exactly at that moment when communism sweeps away the old system and imposes its new system, phoenixa gives us a window to that time, whether it’s considered good or bad, whatever, I find it very exciting to be taken into that civilization and see what happened at that instant…
James Budenholzer
J.J.Cheng succeeds in weaving together Chinese culture, history and mythology from the vantage point of a young girl guided by her grandfather. An ethereal ride through the sky, fervently on the side of peace and standing tall in the face of darkness. Recommended for a wide range of ages. It is far beyond being just a kids’story.
Steve Peckman
People are kind of lost. I think people need to escape, learning your lineage, knowing your history. I was surprised Joanne wrote a book. Not only she wrote a book, she did these amazing illustrations, beautiful paintings inside the book… It’s about her family. We all have families. It’s very universal. You will learn a lot about China. If we know one person from each country, we will be better people. That’s the way we should have world peace in my small opinion.
Amber Tyler Chase
Phoenixa, The Nest has this quality, which I would say, very different from mainstream literature out there. Definitely, young people should read this book. It deals with topics and values that are not dealt with in society, unfortunately. It’s something that will make them think and reflect about what does ‘doing good’ mean. What is evil? What is the source of evil? Where does evil come from? How do we fight evil and how do we pursue goodness? It helps you think about the spiritual dimensions. Probably the whole world is not just all about my five senses only. There is something greater…
Francesco Catanzari
Reading the first paragraph, I began to think this writing style reminds me of a previous book I only read this year actually by the Spanish author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, (One Hundred Years of Solitude). I see a lot of similarities. By Chapter Two, it stood out a lot more. Then I read the back cover : “The style is now called “Mystical Realism”. This is perfect. Its exactly the interesting thing. Why it’s interesting? It takes us through past, present and future all within a couple of lines… a huge emphasis on families and ancestors.
David Esador
