Reddit reviews The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox

I've read Bridge of Birds, Enchantress from the Stars, and the Stainless Steel Rat. All are excellent fun. I've never heard of the other two, looking them up on Amazon I see that both were published in the past few years and like "Enchantress" are meant for young adults. Anyone who has read all five is likely either in high school with access to a good science fiction library selection that includes older books or is a teacher or librarian.

Did you know Bridge of Birds is the first book in a trilogy? Bridge of Birds, The Story of the Stone, and Eight Skilled Gentlemen. You can buy an omnibus version from Amazon under the title "The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox": http://www.amazon.com/The-Chronicles-Master-Number-Ten/dp/0966543602

If you enjoy the Stainless Steel Rat, you may enjoy The Deathworld Trilogy, also by Harry Harrison.

For light-hearted fantasy, you can't go far wrong with Bridge of Birds. It's an adventure across a China that never was, in search of a cure that will save a village, and possibly also righting a crime against Heaven a thousand years old. The first book is good, great, definitely read it, the other two in the series are not so great, but I never regretted reading them.

You should read The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox

Then of all of those you must read at least the first of the Barry Hughart series, https://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Master-Li-Number-Ten/dp/0966543602, Bridge of birds. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15177.Bridge_of_Birds It is one of my favorite books of all time. A wonderful romp through "the Tang dynasty as it should have been". Exciting, funny, touching, and very very well researched. NOT a martial arts novel, but sort of a sage(with a slight flaw in his character) and earthy sidekick story as they stumble into one of the great mythic love stories of China.

I'm not sure if I can loan my kindle copy, but if you are interested let me know in a PM and I'll check.