Publisher's Synopsis
The Ming Empire scrambles to prepare for war as the resurging clans of the Underworld form alliances and make maneuvers to overthrow the dynasty in the name of a powerful and mysterious race of nonhuman foreigners called Terukk. The knight-errant Sun Xin known as the 'Wandering Wolf' embarks on another harrowing operation with his dubious team to discover their enemies' plans and buy the Ming Empire enough time to muster her defenses for the arrival of a massive Terukk invasion force. The Ming Dynasty's emperor is compelled to form his own alliances with ancient enemies and rival kingdoms if there is to be any hope of survival. This is the story of the great clash of alliances where legendary factions, powerful armies, and bitter rivals fight to the death for the creation of a new world or for the restoration and preservation of the old one. Hard Cover flaps summary: ( of the Trials of the Middle Kingdom) Enigmatic nonhuman visitors have arrived from the sea but the exposure of their true agenda sparks a massive civil war that could determine the fate of the Middle Kingdom and the fate of the world beyond. Sun Xin the legendary swordsman, a banished Shaolin monk, a defeated bandit chieftain, a carefree Mongol merchant, a screw loose pyrotechnician, and a mysterious philosopher gifted with ancient wisdom and knowledge have come together through the unlikeliest of circumstances and find themselves in service to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Together, this band of misfits strive to be proven worthy of the task before them and help the Ming Army repel countless internal enemies who have rallied to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and establish a new world under the power of the malevolent invaders.
