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The 1566 Series (Book 4) : The Defiant Magistrate, Paperback / softback Book

The 1566 Series (Book 4) : The Defiant Magistrate Paperback / softback

Part of the Ming Dynasty 1566 series

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The empire is in mortal danger. Hai Rui and his allies bought her time, but now it is spent.

Endless war. Mass starvation. Bleak omens. Addled by mercury and aided by sycophants, Emperor Jiajing is squandering the last remnants of the treasury. Minutes to midnight, Hai Rui is ordered to the capital.

He alone is prepared to fight the rot at its source.

In the Forbidden City, such bravery cannot go unpunished.

It will be down to Hai Rui’s allies – foremost the honourable Crown Prince – to initiate the endgame. This is it. No more hiding. No more half-measures. Now it is time to rescue the once-mighty Ming, or join in the plunder as it descends in flames to a hell of no return.

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