A hero once believed to be the chosen one must find a new path with the help of a band of unlikely allies in the sequel toThe Art of Prophecy, an epic fantasy ode to martial arts & magicOnce there was a prophecy that a chosen one would rise to defeat theEternal Khan, an immortal god-king. But the prophecy was wrong. NowJian, the former chosen hero, is just an ordinary young man trying to find his own way. But he may yet have an extraordinary destiny, because he joins forces withTaishi, his grumpy grandmaster, who instructs him in the ways of her family’s powerful war art.Jianstill has a long way to go before he can become her heir, so she recruits a band of elderly grandmasters who come out of retirement to whip him into shape & help with this one last job. And there are others who are also seeking their own destiny, likeQisami, an assassin on a secret mission to protect a powerful noblewoman from her enemies.But asQisamigoes undercover to complete her mission, she takes on a new identity that gives her something she never had before: friendship, found family, & new purpose.Salialso thought her fate was laid before her. She was supposed to be looking for the nextEternal Khan& now finds her clan exiled from everything she’s ever known. As she leads the survivors in search of a new home,Salidiscovers that she’s something she never thought she could be: a leader & a revolutionary. Because sometimes destiny is grander than any prophecy can foresee. And the greatest destiny of all is the one you choose for yourself.°°°Wesley Chuwrote 13 novels, includingTime Salvager&The Rise of Io. He won the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, & his debut,The Lives of Tao, won the Young Adult Library Services Association’s Alex Award. An accomplishedmartial artist& a former member of the Screen Actors Guild,Chuhasactedin film & television, & worked as a model & stuntman.