Art of Destiny

Years ago, prophecy said a chosen hero would rise to defeat the immortal Eternal Khan. The prophecy was wrong, and Jian, once that chosen hero, is now just a young man trying to figure out who he is without a destiny to follow. His prickly grandmaster Taishi isn't done with him yet, and pulls a handful of retired war artists back into service to finish what they started. In parallel storylines, the assassin Qisami goes undercover on a mission to protect a powerful noblewoman and stumbles into found family and purpose she didn't expect, while Sali, once tasked with finding the next Eternal Khan, must lead her exiled clan toward a future she never wanted to be responsible for. The second book in the War Arts Saga, this epic fantasy blends martial-arts action with multiple intertwining points of view.