You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around and why his parents will always wave back. William D. Tammeus
OK good to know. My favourite seems to change based on what I'm currently reading. :P I thought Under Heaven was it but upon rereading the Sarantines I like those better, I think.
Yes Under Heaven has 'magic' in it. I would describe it more as supernatural events happening however. IMO the magic or supernatural events aren't really all that crucial to the plot in any of the books I've read so far. You could take them out and have almost the exact same story. This is one thing about GGK that confuses me, it's kinda like why other having weird shit happen at all if it doesn't really affect anything? This is not true of all events but seems more the case than not. YMMV. An example of what I mean is in The Sarantine Duolgies:
Oooh exciting! Currently on a GGK kick, read Under Heaven first, then the Sarantine Duology, next is Lions or Last Light... So far Under Heaven is my favourite though. Thanks for the heads up!