In the great tradition of Chinese historical novels, José Freches has succeeded to offer his knowledge of ancient China and erudition without any heaviness and novices and dilletantes will be delighted. The plot is perfectly constructed, complex without being stodgy, light writing, in short, one is held in suspense until the end and there was a hurry: to know what happened! Devours his book, it is really exciting. This surely is one of the best novels written for years about China.