Kuni Garu, now Emperor of Dara, confronts the challenges of supreme power: both from within and without. The second book in the Dandelion Dynasty series which was launched in early 2016 with The Grace of Kings. Ken Liu's epic fantasy is a large-scale story full of political strategy and intrigue which draws on Chinese mythology and the western historical fantasy tradition to produce an addictive and original book. For fans of Steven Erikson and George RR Martin.