In this alternate history novel, Mongol rule did not end with Kublai Khan. but his son Zhenjin survived to succeed him. Under him, the concubine Gong Shun Hui rose to prominence as a general. 200 pages Gary W. Shockley grew up in the Indiana countryside before moving to California by means of Pennsylvania and Oregon (it's a long story). Along the way he learned a thing or two. He has made a living as software QA tester, software engineer, copy editor, and technical writer. But ever since he was a child, he has written stories. He is now an award-winning writer whose stories have appeared in various magazines and anthologies. Most of what he writes defies genre boundaries and could be called slipstream. He currently lives in Mountain View, California, with his wife, Lori Ann White, herself an award-winning writer. They have a two cats, Manti and Stella. Lori, Manti and Stella are currently working on their second novels. Email: info@garywshockley.online