Iron and Rouge: The Bloodshed and Lust of Western Xia's Founding (Part Two)

Important news: I'm back, and the serial is starting again. This time I'll update it all the way to the end, and it will be free. Are you happy? Excited? Your “in my lifetime” list can finally have one more completed series. Updates Monday through Friday. I take weekends off to do other work. Important news: I owe everyone an apology. When I was writing The Iron-Blooded Rouge last year, my health declined and I had no choice but to stop updating. I tried hard to get back into the groove, but it never really worked. I'm now too afraid to start another long novel, so all I can manage is writing a little historical commentary while I recover. To make sure you don't waste your money, I've already spoken to the website and applied to unlock the novel and issue refunds. I assume you've all received your refunds. Since I still haven't found my writing rhythm and don't feel right making you wait indefinitely, I've temporarily marked this novel as completed to comply with my contract with Jinjiang. I'll change that once I find my way back to writing. That said, I will pick this story up again someday. God willing, I hope to find the motivation and inspiration to rewrite it soon. Please believe me: this isn't just a story you care about deeply. It's a wound in my own heart that won't heal until the story is finished. The bloody turmoil surrounding Western Xia's founding, the bitter intrigue of the Tangut imperial harem, the political upheavals of princes and ministers, the scheming among the Song, Liao, Xia, Tibet, Uyghur, and other states over military and government affairs, and the legendary life of an iron-fisted empress dowager, dazzling and mysterious. She was the woman Western Xia's King Yuanhao loved all his life. She witnessed the founding of Western Xia and kept the dynasty from ending after a single generation. Her life was filled with bloodshed and desire, splendor and strange twists… The Iron-Blooded Rouge, Book One