When the lands of the ninth gate are found transformed by magic that has rendered them uninhabitable, the Thirteen Orphans and their allies are challenged to breach the world's Center within five elements from Chinese mythology, a quest that is complicated by a cruel betrayal.
- ISBN10 0765393654
- ISBN13 9780765393654
- Publish Date 26 April 2011 (first published 11 May 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Tor Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 368
- Language English