Chen Mo, an archaeologist, touches a black meteorite at an excavation site in the Mount Li Mausoleum and transmigrates to the Xianyang Palace more than two thousand years in the past. Ying Zheng, just thirteen, sits on the throne and asks him, “Who are you?” Chen Mo kneels and says the words that will change his life: “I am willing to forge swords for Your Majesty.”
This is not a story about defying fate. Armed with modern knowledge of metallurgy, Chen Mo forges an iron meteorite sword beyond its time and improves the Qin army’s weapons, armor, and crossbows. He follows Wang Jian in conquering the six states, Meng Tian in building the Great Wall, and Shi Lu in digging the Lingqu Canal. At the foot of Mount Li, he fires the terracotta warriors. He witnesses an empire’s entire journey from rise to ruin.
For male readers: history, transmigration, passion, power struggles, sincerity, loyalty, the Qin dynasty, Qin Shi Huang
