Spanning the Sui and Tang dynasties and tracing a century of rise and fall, this is a dark secret history hidden behind the grand chronicles.
Tales of Strange Events from the Sui and Tang Dynasties explores seventy tumultuous years, from the Kaihuang reign at the beginning of the Sui to the Zhenguan reign at the start of the Tang, through the eyes of three generations of the Su family. A series of seemingly unrelated yet secretly connected episodes lays bare the shadowy corners beneath the grand historical pageant of dynastic change and rising heroes: the curses of the disillusioned, the resentment of the conquered, the bloody remnants of power struggles, and the mad schemes of those who sought to fight the tide of history with dark arts.
This is more than a supernatural mystery novel. Through its strange tales, it recounts the rise and fall of dynasties, paints a vivid portrait of human nature, and examines the mysteries of ancient culture. It explores how power breeds the uncanny, how history buries the truth, and how individuals caught between their times and their fate can hold fast to their convictions, record the truth, and protect a hard-won era of peace that is never free of hidden currents.
