Episode 128 - A Witch's Life in Mongol by Tomato Soup

Born a slave, young Sitara has learned that anything that could improve her life also improves her potential value: not in terms of self worth, but the price her owners can own. So when given the chance at an education, she rebels and plays dumb... until the words of a boy called Muhammad change her mind: an education wouldn't be a cause of suffering, but potentially her salvation. Sitara grows older and wiser under the care of her new owners and is even treated as family. But life is cruel. The city of Tus is sacked by The Mongols, everyone she knows is slain and Sitara is forced to march from Persia to The Great Steppe. TThe journey is harrowing but on the trip she sees both her chance for advancement and revenge. Maybe Muhammad is wrong: maybe an education can be both a blessing and a curse... On this week's episode, Mat is joined by Ramzee to talk about A Witch's Life in Mongol by Tomato Soup ! Join us as we travel back in time to 13th century Persia with this historical fantasy! Did it's setting and characters work for us? Did it's message of the value of an education land and more importantly, did it make us want to read on? --- Show Notes --- The Delicious Adventures of Dampier By Tomato Soup Disloyal Retainer Smbat By Tomato Soup Orb: On The Movements of the Earth by Uoto A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori RG Veda by CLAMP Buddha by Osamu Tezuka Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music! Find us on: X: Manga Tak Pod Bluesky: Manga Tak Pod Instagram: Manga Tak Pod