Taklamakan - The Land Of No Return - Book I

By John Schettler
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Published: April 04, 2011
Words: 148929 (approximate)
Language: English

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Taklamakan is an artful blending of James Clavell’s “Shogun” and Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.” An epic quest driven by strong and compelling characters traveling the fabled “Silk Road,” the book is richly fueled by the author’s detailed historical research. This is a special two volume Smashwords edition presentation, which concludes with Book II, Khan Tengri.

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It is the year 757, just after the An Lu Shan Rebellion shook the foundations of the mighty T'ang Empire in China. And it was one of those moments on the cusp of time when Tando Ghazi Khan, a simple trader of tea and spice, leads a caravan to the edge of the great desert and becomes embroiled in the struggle that will decide the fate of an empire and shake all under heaven and earth…

Join Tando and his cameleers as they set out on a last, fateful journey from the markets of Dun Huang China to Kashgar on the western rim of the great Taklamakan Desert. Hoping only to garner enough profit to end his days as a trader, Tando and his men are captivated by the mystery of a strange and confounding map, and a quest that will lead them to the ruins of ancient, lost cities that once thrived in the heart of the Taklamakan. Along the way they must struggle for survival when they are caught up in the clash of empires raging across the great stage of Western China and Central Asia. The armies of... (Read more) It is the year 757, just after the An Lu Shan Rebellion shook the foundations of the mighty T'ang Empire in China. And it was one of those moments on the cusp of time when Tando Ghazi Khan, a simple trader of tea and spice, leads a caravan to the edge of the great desert and becomes embroiled in the struggle that will decide the fate of an empire and shake all under heaven and earth…

Join Tando and his cameleers as they set out on a last, fateful journey from the markets of Dun Huang China to Kashgar on the western rim of the great Taklamakan Desert. Hoping only to garner enough profit to end his days as a trader, Tando and his men are captivated by the mystery of a strange and confounding map, and a quest that will lead them to the ruins of ancient, lost cities that once thrived in the heart of the Taklamakan. Along the way they must struggle for survival when they are caught up in the clash of empires raging across the great stage of Western China and Central Asia. The armies of Tibet have come down from their high mountains to challenge the T'ang for dominance. Tando soon finds his simple caravan at the very heart of that struggle and is brought to a moment of fateful choice as he reaches the edge of the most forbidding desert on earth, a “Land of No Return.”

• Jade Ring Green, a tea of great virtue, becomes a saving grace for Tando and his men.
• Forbidden rites of the old religion of Tibet ignite the passion and contention of rival clan leaders.
• A young Tibetan general struggles for survival when treachery and betrayal threaten his mission.
• A lost waif is led to the hidden shrines of a Buddhist sect, and the long guarded mysteries of the Tantra.
• A Tarim Scout pursues an emerging love and is driven to a fateful moment at a forsaken desert outpost.
• A trader’s map reveals a secret that leads to the heart of the mystery in the Taklamakan.
• The deepest truths of Buddhism are revealed in a moment of great awakening.

Taklamakan is an artful blending of James Clavell’s “Shogun” and Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.” It has all the hallmarks of an epic quest that is driven by strong and compelling characters and the clash of cultures on the fabled “Silk Road.” The book is richly fueled by the author’s detailed historical research into one of the most eventful moments in the history of Central Asia.

Book I: Taklamakan - The Land Of No Return
Book II: Khan Tengri - The Lord Of The Sky
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historical fiction, buddhism, tibet, silk road, tantra, chinese history, epic quest

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Volume one in the Silk Road Series, Taklamakan follows the journey of Tando and his cameleers as they become embroiled in a clash of empires on the fabled Silk Road. Concluded in Volume II: Khan Tengri

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