![]() ![]() This revelation comes with profound consequences, for as the ancient books travel across China, they awaken immortals and guardian spirits who embark on an exodus of their own, one that will change the country’s fate forever." Accompanied by Shao and his enigmatic maidservant, Sparrow, Lian makes her way to Shanghai in the hopes of reuniting with her mother.ĭuring the journey, Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the Prince. But after one classmate is arrested and another one is murdered, Lian realizes she must escape before a family secret puts her in danger too. ![]() ![]() Lian becomes friends and forms a cautious romance with the handsome and wealthy Liu Shaoming. The students’ common duty to safeguard the Library of Legends creates unexpected bonds. And it is not just the refugees who are at risk Lian and her classmates have been entrusted with a priceless treasure: a 500-year-old collection of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends. Lian and a convoy of students, faculty and staff must walk 1,000 miles to the safety of China’s western provinces, a journey marred by the constant threat of aerial attack. When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. ![]() "“Myths are the darkest and brightest incarnations of who we are. ![]()
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