ARC Book Four

For the first time, author Lisa April Smith merges her proven skill at writing page-turner suspense, with a scientist's insistence on accuracy. Set in ancient China, each of this epic novel's six tales has its own time frame, characters, conflicts and story. It's a saga of survival, sacrifice, danger, indomitable perseverance, bravery and betrayal. The location is the fertile Yellow River basin – the Chinese Cradle of Civilization – a unique area of the globe that richly rewards its inhabitants' hard work for many years and without warning, ruthlessly washes away everything in its path.

If you've wondered about the country that was the technological leader of the world as recently as 500 years ago, this first-in-a-series novel is for you. If you're intrigued with a culture so ingrained in its people's psyche that the threat of imprisonment, torture or death can't eradicate it, this one is for you. And if you are drawn to storytellers who skillfully blend compelling characters and stories that take you to a distant time and place, Smith wrote this one for you.