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.