To Chart the Clouds
Border tensions between rival samurai clans escalate into war over a hidden valley¸ in this fantasy epic from the breathtaking world of Legend of the Five Rings.
When diligent yet unappreciated clerk¸ Miya Isami¸ develops a new triangulation technique for map-making¸ her traditionalist superiors at the Imperial Cartographic Bureau heap scorn upon her.
But when her novel approach exposes a swathe of missing land on the border between Scorpion and Lion Clan territories¸ Isami stumbles onto something far more significant than a mere mapping error. Her discovery offers the prospect of resolution to the seemingly endless territorial squabbling between the proud¸ warlike Lion and the secretive Scorpion.
In a bid to contain the conflict¸ an Imperial Treasurer dispatches Isami with her fresh insights to the Spine of the World. Yet she is far from welcome in the mountains. She must negotiate between the clans¸ uncover the truth¸ and discover the location of a hidden valley before the fragile peace is shattered by war.