The Qin war drums thunder beyond Hangu Pass, and the first step of a ten-thousand-mile campaign has just begun. Ying Ji's Zhanlu sword, steeped in the blood of the Six States, is about to strike toward even vaster lands. The waves of the South Sea churn around unseen mighty ships, foreign iron lies buried beneath the sands of the Western Regions, and the golden eagle standard of the Roman legions will one day be snapped beneath the dark dragon banner. The legend of Prince of Mount Kao and the First Emperor is slowly unfurling, a scroll destined to sweep across the realm...