
Silk Roads and Shadows
1988
First Published
3.35
Average Rating
337
Number of Pages
The Emperor of Byzantium is dying, and the silkworms cannot spin. Alexandra, beloved sister of the Emperor, must undertake an incredible journey to the Mysterious Empire of Chi'in to smuggle live silkworms into Byzantium—or die trying.
Avg Rating
3.35
Number of Ratings
34
5 STARS
12%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
47%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
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Author
Susan Shwartz
Author · 12 books
Writes with Shariann Lewitt as Gordon Kendall. She received her B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College in 1972 and a PhD in English from Harvard University.