This is an era both brilliant and treacherous, passionate and shameless. These are the most chaotic ten years on the eve of the High Tang.

On one side, music and dance fill the spring palace with wild abandon; on the other, blades flash and swords clash in deadly struggle.

A beauty has no heart to accompany a resolute man, but only longs to hold power over the world. Once the jade shatters and the nine heavens fall, let there be no more standing before kings in the next life.

In 2009, Brian Cooper poured his heart into crafting this tale, narrating a legend set on the eve of the High Tang. Produced by Brian Cooper, completion guaranteed.