Emperor’s Bane (Tales of the Empire)

Name: Emperor’s Bane (Tales of the Empire)
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by Simon Turney Book 4 in the Tales of the Empire series.

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On the borders of the Jin Empire, the nomadic Khmar raid too deeply and encounter the full power of the Jade Emperor. Tenzhin sees his father killed and is taken from the world of his tribe into a court whose sophistication conceals ritualised violence and constant tests of loyalty.

Adopted as a prince, he must master language, philosophy, combat and the discipline expected of a possible imperial instrument. Friendship is scarce and every tutor may also be a judge. Tenzhin’s transformation from captive to contender gives the wider saga an eastern perspective on conquest, identity and the danger of becoming indispensable to an emperor.