The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 3
Title | The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 3 PDF eBook |
Author | Natsu Hyuuga |
Publisher | J-Novel Club |
Total Pages | 283 |
Release | 2021-09-14 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 171836122X |
Maomao must help keep Consort Gyokuyou safe during her pregnancy. An imperial consort being with child is supposed to be a matter of the utmost secrecy, but this is the rear palace, where maneuvering and backstabbing are as commonplace as banter and tea parties. Threats seem to lurk around every corner—but it’s not just the rear palace keeping busy. Jinshi finds himself struggling to entertain a most unusual request from a pair of visiting ambassadors. Later, he’s invited to an important gathering in a faraway place—but who knows what dangers might be waiting for him?
The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 1
Title | The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Natsu Hyuuga |
Publisher | J-Novel Club |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 2021-02-14 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1718361181 |
In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there. Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That’s her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao’s façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor’s favorite consort… so she can taste the lady’s food for poison! At her lady’s side, Maomao starts to learn about everything that goes on in the rear palace—not all of it seemly. Can she ever lead a quiet life, or will her powers of deduction and insatiable curiosity bring her ever more adventures, and ever more dangers?
The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 4
Title | The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 4 PDF eBook |
Author | Natsu Hyuuga |
Publisher | J-Novel Club |
Total Pages | 269 |
Release | 2022-01-05 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1718361246 |
Though her main duty is still looking after Consort Gyokuyou, Maomao finds time to help her friends and acquaintances in the rear palace, including Xiaolan, who will need a job after her term of service ends, and Consort Lishu, who’s convinced she’s seen a ghost! When complications arise with Gyokuyou’s pregnancy, however, Maomao knows she’s not skilled enough to handle a situation that could threaten the life of both mother and child. She knows someone who is, but they haven’t been welcome in the rear palace for a very long time… Meanwhile, Maomao begins to discern what seem to be links between otherwise unrelated incidents in the rear palace. But what if her dawning knowledge makes her the next victim?
The Apothecary Diaries 03 (Manga)
Title | The Apothecary Diaries 03 (Manga) PDF eBook |
Author | Natsu Hyuuga |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021-09-21 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1646090721 |
After putting on a successful and sensual(?) show of food tasting at the garden banquet, Maomao is the talk of the palace! But she soon discovers that notoriety isn’t the only thing the party has granted her! Her collection of hairpins from the event brings the young herbalist a brief window of freedom beyond the palace walls, as she returns to the pleasure district for the first time in ten months! But while reunions with her father and her friends await, so too does another mystery… After explaining to Jinshi the circumstances behind the poisoned cup at the garden party, Maomao returns home to the pleasure district for the first time in ten months, thanks to the ornate hairpin she received at the party. But there, she gets swept up in yet another mystery?!
The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 2
Title | The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Natsu Hyuuga |
Publisher | J-Novel Club |
Total Pages | 239 |
Release | 2021-06-03 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1718361203 |
Dismissed from the rear palace, Maomao returns to service in the outer court—as the personal serving woman to none other than Jinshi! That doesn’t necessarily make her popular with the other ladies, but a bit of jealousy might be the least of her problems. A mysterious warehouse fire, an official with a very bad case of food poisoning, and the mysterious last will and testament of a deceased craftsman all demand her attention—but are these cases really separate, or do they share a troubling connection? Then there’s the mysterious military man who continually visits Jinshi. He’s strange, maybe even a little twisted... and he seems very interested in Maomao.
The Apothecary Diaries
Title | The Apothecary Diaries PDF eBook |
Author | Natsu Hyuuga |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | China |
ISBN | 9781646095520 |
"Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn't long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a "curse" afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and...solving mysteries?!"--Page [4] of cover.
The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 5
Title | The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 5 PDF eBook |
Author | Natsu Hyuuga |
Publisher | J-Novel Club |
Total Pages | 273 |
Release | 2022-05-09 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1718361262 |
The political situation at court has changed: the birth of Gyokuyou’s son has seen her elevated to the status of Empress, and meanwhile Jinshi is no longer able to continue his pretense at the rear palace. Although all seems peaceful after the destruction of the Shi clan, threats continue to loom—not least a potential plague of insects—and Maomao, as ever, somehow finds herself caught up in them. When Jinshi orders an expedition to Gyokuyou’s homeland, Maomao heads west. But is there something lurking in the shadows of the glittering city? And will Maomao be able to discover what it is before it’s too late?