CHAPTER XVIII (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XIX (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XX (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XXI (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XXII (#litres_trial_promo)
PART FOUR (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XXIII (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XXIV (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XXV (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XXVI (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER XXVII (#litres_trial_promo)
KEEP READING (#litres_trial_promo)
EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (#litres_trial_promo)
ALSO BY GUY GAVRIEL KAY (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
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PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS (#ulink_954601b5-0ee0-5d90-83d4-994ab7ae9fa6)
The Imperial Family, and Ta-Ming Palace mandarins
Taizu, the Son of Heaven, emperor of Kitai
Shinzu, his third son, and heir
Xue, his thirty-first daughter
Wen Jian, the Precious Consort, also called the Beloved Companion
Chin Hai, formerly first minister, now deceased
Wen Zhou, first minister of Kitai, cousin to Wen Jian
The Shen Family
General Shen Gao, deceased, once Left Side Commander of the Pacified West
Shen Liu, his oldest son, principal adviser to the first minister
Shen Tai, his second son
Shen Chao, his third son
Shen Li-Mei, his daughter
The Army
An Li (“Roshan”), military governor of the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Districts
An Rong, his oldest son
An Tsao, a younger son
Xu Bihai, military governor of the Second and Third Districts, in Chenyao
Xu Liang, his older daughter
Lin Fong, commander of Iron Gate Fortress
Wujen Ning, a soldier at Iron Gate
Tazek Karad, an officer on the Long Wall
Kanlin Warriors
Wan-si
Wei Song
Lu Chen
Ssu Tan
Zhong Ma
Artists
Sima Zian, a poet, the Banished Immortal
Chan Du, a poet
In Xinan, the capital