China, 8th century. Shen Tai is the son of a general who led his forces in the empire's last war against their western enemies - a war where forty thousand men on both sides died. Tai has spent two years of official mourning alone...
Tang Dynasty (China)
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Author:Kay, Guy GavrielSummary: - Author:Kwa, LydiaSummary:
A quest novel set in early eighth-century Tang Dynasty China, in the final days of the rule of the first Female Emperor Wu Zhao. The ailing hermit monk Harelip sends his disciple Baoshi on a pilgrimage from Mount Hua to Chang'an,...
- Author:Kwa, LydiaSummary:
Life in seventh-century China teems with magic, fox spirits, and demons; there is a fervent belief that the extraordinary resides within the lives of both commoners and royalty. During the years when the empress Wu Zhao gains ascendancy...
- Author:Lin, JeannieSummary:
Yan Ling tries hard to be servile--it's what's expected of a girl of her class. Being intelligent and strong-minded, she finds it a constant battle. Proud Fei Long is unimpressed by her spirit--until he realizes she's the answer to his...
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Author:Bread, Pain NotSummary:Introduction to the Introduction to the Introduction by André Alexis
For me, reading the Introduction was like being caught in a spring shower while waiting for the 41, and running into a library to get out of the rain...
