Shike, in Two Volumes: Time of the Dragons; Last of the Zinja

453; 428 pp. Time of the Dragons: Monk accompanies noblewomen to her wedding at the capital, but she is besieged by a warrior with his own designs. Last of the Zinja: Beautiful young Taniko struggles under oppression as the mistress of the cruel Kublai Khan, and Jebu, a young monk, is transformed into a fierce warrior, in a saga of the ancient Orient during a time of bloodshed and magic.