Description: "One of the great works of Chinese literature, beloved in East Asia but virtually unknown in the West, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel charting the thousand years leading to the unification of China under the rule of the legendary First Emperor. Writing some fourteen hundred years later, the Ming-era author Feng Menglong drew on a vast trove of literary and historical documents to compose a gripping narrative account of how China came to be China. Here, translated into English for the first time, [this version] recounts the triumphs and tragedies of those thousand years, through stories taken from the lives of the unforgettable characters that defined and shaped the age in which they lived. This abridged edition distills the novel's distinct style and its most dramatic episodes into a single volume"--
Review Quotes: "If you're looking for an epic saga with political intrigue and action at every turn, then Curse of the BaoLords is a spectacular novel to check out."-- "Historical Novels Review"