Fifteen-year-old Hong and his older brother Chen face famine, flood, pirates, and jealous rivals on their journey through fifteenth century China as Chen pursues his calling as a scholar and Hong becomes involved with a secret society known as the White Lotus.
- ISBN10 0374422230
- ISBN13 9780374422233
- Publish Date 29 October 1996 (first published 30 October 1994)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 296
- Language English