and it was amazing. some parts in the beginning were a little slow and sometimes i couldn't remember who each character was, but by the middle i couldn't wait to get back to my car to listen on the way home! the ending is worth the beginning - stick to it.

Fiction--Book, ebook, audiobook in library. 573 pp.
Kay: Couldn't put it down; sock in the gut in last 1/3, true to history and place, people are unforgettable.
Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China; story of honor & power; Shen Tai given Emperor's gift of 250 horses--he must claim in person. Beautiful language and writing.