Welcome to Ordshaw. Dont look down. Pax thought she knew the dark side of Ordshaw. A poker pro who hustles bankers and gangsters, she can take care of herself. But shes about to discover the shadows hide worse things than criminals. When a thief steals her bankroll, it could cost Pax her
The City Trilogy: Trilogy
β Scribed by Chang, Hsi-kuo
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press, Perseus Distribution [distributor
- Year
- 2003;Aug.
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 373 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780231128520
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β¦ Synopsis
Taiwan's most innovative science fiction writer presents three tales of intrigue, espionage, betrayal, political strife, time travel, and Chinese history and mysticism. After thousands of years of civil unrest and countless wars, the weary Huhui people of Sunlon City have once again succumbed to a ruthless and overpowering enemy. In Five Jade Disks , the first book in the trilogy, the imperialistic Shan have enslaved the inhabitants of Sunlon City and imposed a harsh martial order. As the Shan fight to retain control of the restless Huhui natives, an unstable rebel alliance prepares to win back its homeland. Amidst the confusion of revolt, Miss Qi, a determined young girl, emerges as an unlikely leader. With the help of her friends and the loyal Green Snake Brotherhood, Miss Qi discovers that an ancient cult and its insidious and unusually powerful leader may hold the key to the rebels' victory--or may yet be the cause of their undoing. As she rushes to put the...
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