内容简介：
1262. Niccolo Zuliani, Venetian entrepreneur and explorer, is down on his luck in the Crimea - he is dragged out of the gutter by Friar Alberoni. The priest wants him to be his bodyguard for an amazing journey to the court of Kubilai Khan, in the fabled city of Xanadu. Zuliani jumps at the chance, but he regrets his decision when he becomes embroiled in solving the murder of the man Alberoni was seeking. Sneaking into the Inner Palace he begins to unravel the threads of deceit and corruption at the heart of the Mongol Empire. Soon Zuliani realizes he is the one most in danger.