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There is absolutely no easy journey for a female aspiring to electricity. A concubine at the palace discovers quickly that there are many ways to fully capture the emperor's attention. Many coloring their faces white and style their mane attractively, wanting to lure in the One Above All with their beauty. Some present him with fantastic presents, such as jade pendants and scrolls of calligraphy, while some rely on their knowledge of seduction to bring his interest. Young Mei knows nothing of these womanly arts, yet she will give the emperor a present he can never forget. Mei's intelligence and interest, the same attributes that produce her an outcast among the list of other concubines, win over the emperor. But just as she is able to seduce the most effective man in China, divided loyalties divided the palace in two, culminating in a perilous battle that Mei can only just hope to survive. In the breakthrough first volume in the Empress of Bright Moon duology, Weina Dai Randel paints a captivating portrait of old China - where love, ambition, and loyalty can spell life or loss of life - and the woman who came up to rule everything.
