book cover of 

The Secrets of Jin-Shei 

by

Alma Alexander

The Secrets of Jin-Shei

(2004)
A novel by

Alma Alexander



 
 
A sweeping epic set in medieval China; it is the story of a group of women, the Jin-Shei sisterhood, who form a uniquely powerful circle that transcends class and social custom. They are bound together by a declaration of loyalty that transcends all other vows, even those with the gods, by their own secret language, passed from mother to daughter, by the knowledge that some of them will have to pay the ultimate sacrifice to enable others to fulfil their destiny. The sisterhood we meet run from the Emperor's sister to the street-beggar, from the trainee warrior in the Emperor's Guard to the apprentice healer, from the artist to the traveller-girl, herself an illegitimate daughter of an emperor and seen as a threat to the throne. And as one of them becomes Dragon Empress, her determination to hold power against the sages of the temple, against the marauding forces from other kingdoms, drags the sisterhood into a dangerous world of court intrigue, plot and counterplot, and brings them into conflict with each other from which only the one who remains true to all the vows she made at the very beginning to the dying Princess Empress can rescue them. If you wanna play play blackjack, here are some blackjack blogs to read before that.
  • Blackjack Winner
  • Blackjack Live
  • Blackjack Bonus
  • Blackjack Games
  • Blackjack Now
  • Blackjack FREE
  • Alternatively we would recommend you to play some poker. if you dont dont which poker room to choose, try review poker dot org the best poker website

     

    A sweeping epic set in medieval China; it is the story of a group of women, the Jin-Shei sisterhood, who form a uniquely powerful circle that transcends class and social custom. They are bound together by a declaration of loyalty that transcends all other vows, even those with the gods, by their own secret language, passed from mother to daughter, by the knowledge that some of them will have to pay the ultimate sacrifice to enable others to fulfil their destiny. The sisterhood we meet run from the Emperor's sister to the street-beggar, from the trainee warrior in the Emperor's Guard to the apprentice healer, from the artist to the traveller-girl, herself an illegitimate daughter of an emperor and seen as a threat to the throne. And as one of them becomes Dragon Empress, her determination to hold power against the sages of the temple, against the marauding forces from other kingdoms, drags the sisterhood into a dangerous world of court intrigue, plot and counterplot, and brings them into conflict with each other from which only the one who remains true to all the vows she made at the very beginning to the dying Princess Empress can rescue them.
     
    Similar Books by other authors...


    See all available used copies of this book at:

     

     

    Hardback Editions

    March 2004 : Hardback
    Cover of ISBN: 0007163738 Title: The Secrets of Jin-Shei
    Author(s): Alma Alexander
    ISBN: 0-00-716373-8 / 978-0-00-716373-1 (UK edition)
    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
    Availability:   
     

    January 2004 : Hardback
    Cover of ISBN: 0060563419 Title: The Secrets of Jin-shei
    Author(s): Alma Alexander
    ISBN: 0-06-056341-9 / 978-0-06-056341-7 (USA edition)
    Publisher: HarperOne
    Availability:
     

    Designed, Developed and Marketed by internet advertising company

    < >