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BOOK 2 OF THE WAR OF THE DRAGON THRONE MILITARY HISTORICAL FANTASY SERIESEYES AS RED AS MOLTEN STEEL, EARS CURVED AND POINTED LIKE A BAT'S, AND TEETH AS SHARP AS A WOLF'S. THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE "TERUKK". . .As Captain Shao Lian battles through his harrowing campaign in the cold deserts of the western frontier, powerful enigmatic nonhumans arrive on the shores of the Ming Empire. The foreigners claim to seek trade and establish diplomatic relations, but a secret society of warrior-scholars launch intensive investigations to uncover the truth of their agenda to restore the ancient world order of prehistory. Now the emperor, his court, and the entire Ming Dynasty fall under the threat of invasion while rebel forces and criminal groups from the underworld rise to bring civil war and chaos in the realm.The warrior-scholars employ Sun Xin, a legendary wandering swordsman, and a group of wayfaring rogues to come to the emperor's aid and take back control of the nation. As the emperor and his generals rally the imperial armies, a mysterious sage emerges from obscurity to warn everyone that the real battle is, in fact, a spiritual one, and that victory lies in following the will of Heaven.

BOOK 3 OF THE WAR OF THE DRAGON THRONE SERIESTHE IMPERIAL ARMY COLLIDES WITH THE MARTIAL ARTS UNDERWORLDThe Ming Empire scrambles to prepare for war as the resurgent clans of Jianhgu, the martial arts underworld, form alliances and makes maneuvers to overthrow and destabilize the dynasty. To set the stage for the invasion of the nonhuman foreigners called Terukk, the martial underworld amasses an army of its own and utilizes ancient dark arts to counter the might of the Ming Imperial Army. The legendary swordsman and knight-errant, Sun Xin, embarks on another harrowing operation with his motley team into the heart of the underworld to discover their enemies' plans. They must buy the Ming Empire enough time to muster her defenses and forge its own alliances in anticipation of a massive Terukk invasion.Meanwhile, Captain Shao Lian of the Jinyiwei Imperial Assassins and Secret Police returns to court and reveals to the emperor his discoveries of world-shattering prehistorical secrets that could change the tide of war before it could even begin. Legendary factions, powerful armies, and bitter rivals will wage all-out war for the preservation of civilization, or for the creation of a new world through the restoration of the primeval one.