Princess Rouran and the Dragon Chariot of Ten Thousand Sages

<p><strong>Why is the dragon the only fantasy creature in the Chinese zodiac? Maybe it's because dragons aren't a fantasy after all...</strong></p><p> </p><p>Moli has never seen a dragon but she'd imagined one many times.</p><p> </p><p>Following the death of her father a museum curator and historian her need to escape from the real world has never felt so acute.</p><p> </p><p>When Moli's connection to an ancient khanate is revealed she unexpectedly opens the door to an adventure that takes her travelling through time to a world of shamans rituals conqueror worms dragon chariots where all magic and danger are possible...</p><p> </p><p>Can Moli and an unlikely quartet of heroes outrun a fate worse than death? And where does reality end and magic begin?</p><p> </p><p>Pick up your copy today and enter a world where everything is possible...</p><p> </p><p><strong>What readers say about Princess Rouran and the Dragon Chariot of 10000 Sages</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>The mixture of time travel mythology SF tropes and a spirited youngster in the lead makes for a truly wild narrative.</em> - <strong>Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>With a precocious young protagonist navigating immense sophisticated ideas and feelings this is a thoughtful story about choosing empathy and hope in a world of grief and intolerance written with eloquent language and Alice-in-Wonderland-like flair.</em> - <strong>IndieReader</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>If you love adventure stories featuring dragons shamans talking cats and other fantastical elements this will be just up your alley.</em><strong> - Readers' Favorite</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Deeply meaningful and with a blend of needed fantasy the story flows in a wonderful spectrum of events.</em> - <strong>Amazon</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>A captivating read that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.</em> - <strong>Amazon</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>This is an intriguing and action-packed novel. I was entertained as much as I was compelled to think about the faults failures and triumphs of humanity. </em>- <strong>OnlineBookClub</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>About the Author</strong></p><p> </p><p>Shawe Ruckus is an author of urban mysteries and YA science fantasy in which cold cases and legendary creatures take centre stage. She is a former student at the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in London where Agatha Christie learned how to poison.</p><p> </p><p>Shawe is a globetrotter born in Inner Mongolia. Having woven a rich tapestry of experiences from her diverse residencies-including China the UK Austria South Korea Switzerland and Japan-Shawe brings a unique medley of humour bad humour suspense and slices of everyday life to her stories.</p><p> </p><p>Having attended King's College London and the University of Cambridge Shawe also took courses at the International Space University where she acquired much useful technical knowledge for her writing.</p><p> </p><p>Her first book in the Mercenaries in Suits series was shortlisted for the 2023 Readers' Favorite Book Award in the Urban Fiction category. Shawe was also recognized as 1 of 15 sci-fi writers shortlisted for the 8th Masters of the Future Award.</p><p> </p><p>When not writing Shawe Ruckus indulges in culinary adventures offers mentorship sessions to inspiring entrepreneurs to 'hunt' their next unicorn and persistently attempts to cultivate a green thumb.</p>