Revenge, rising to power, war, political intrigue, love, friendship, and betrayal: an epic journey from the dust to the throne.
Ashen Earth, Dragon's Path: A Short Introduction
Xiao Che, the discarded son of a marquis's household, finds himself at the edge of despair in the Blackwind Mine. Armed with the fire of vengeance, he rises from a lowly soldier in a city torn by chaos to become General Rockstead. Leading the Ashen Earth Army, he sweeps across the Federation and shakes the four realms of Canglan with the power of the dragon. In the end, he repays the blood debt, crushes the mountains and rivers beneath his feet, and carves out a dragon's path from the dust to the summit.
