CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 35 – The Dead Rabbit
Chapter 36 – A Conversation in the Firelight
Chapter 37 – Augustus
PART NINE Summer 2201 – Ice and Fire
Chapter 38 – The Saddle
Chapter 39 – Casting a Spell Out of Ice
Chapter 40 – The Scent of Plum Blossom
Chapter 41 – The Darkening of the Light
Chapter 42 – Ice and Fire
EPILOGUE Spring 2203 – Mosaics
A Bridge Over Nothingness
A Gift of Stones
In Times to Come…
Character listing
Glossary of Mandarin terms
Author’s note and acknowledgments
Credits