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In the seventeenth century guardians protected China's most precious secrets - teachings that could change the course of its history. When the Manchu tribe invade and march to the Great Wall of China, the legends of these secrets send Jun, a young man from the southern Hunan province, to find and protect them. From the first day his mother had held Jun, she wanted to share all that she knew of their province with him, but she died when he was a young boy. His father whispered her words of wisdom to him every night, but hid his family's knowledge of the ancient teachings, until the Manchu…mehr

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In the seventeenth century guardians protected China's most precious secrets - teachings that could change the course of its history. When the Manchu tribe invade and march to the Great Wall of China, the legends of these secrets send Jun, a young man from the southern Hunan province, to find and protect them. From the first day his mother had held Jun, she wanted to share all that she knew of their province with him, but she died when he was a young boy. His father whispered her words of wisdom to him every night, but hid his family's knowledge of the ancient teachings, until the Manchu soldiers advanced upon their village. With hope lost, and freedom being surrendered to the murdering Manchu leader, Jun fights with destiny to win back his province, but without an army of men, or weapons, he needs more than just his mother's wisdom to defeat the enemy. Jun must find the inner strength of a great mountain...
Autorenporträt
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Mike Robinson has been writing since age six, and professionally since nineteen. He is the award-winning author of multiple novels and dozens of short stories, and has received honors from Writers of the Future, Publishers Weekly's BookLife Contest, the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Maxy Awards, and others. As a seasoned editor and coach, he's also helped shape multiple award-winning books, and for six years was the managing editor of the online magazine Literary Landscapes for GLAWS, or The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society.Growing up in L.A. put him well within the gravitational pull of Hollywood, and he's been an active screenwriter and producer for nearly a decade. In between, he swims, draws, and hikes, often with his two dogs.