Description
The great library is scared, containing the collective knowledge of the Three Kingdoms. Its labyrinthine corridors, hewn from the living rock, are forbidden to all but the highest authorities. And yet it is precisely where Sari, herbalist and woman of the Goddess, finds herself stranded - with a pretentious scholar and an argumentative crown prince turned thief. Together, they must survive bloodthirsty guards, bizarre traps... and secrets too terible to face.
But other, more immediate perils threaten to undo the very fabric of the realm. For, as treacherous forces struggle to usurp the throne, ambassadors from the Righteous States of America continue their investigation into the fantastic and confusing culture of their strife-torn host - and make ready to deliver a mighty blow of their own...