Kokun: Book 1: The Girl from the West by Nahoko Uehashi #foliosociety which begins six years before

which begins six years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie in the small French village of Lansquenet

's Michael Rother

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Publication: 23 Sep 2025

to tawny owls in woodlands

Kokun: Book 1: The Girl from the West by Nahoko Uehashi #foliosociety which begins six years beforeThe first volume of a sweeping fantasy by one of Japans most beloved storytellers, and the bestselling author of the Moribito series. The vast Umal Empire has flourished for centuries thanks to the miraculous ohaleh rice, a sacred grain brought from a distant land by the first empress Kokun. Resistant to all parasites, the rice has sustained the empire, ensuring peace and prosperity for centuriesuntil now. When a mysterious infestation strikes, famine