#kokochin

[gejda]

Based on a screenshot from “Marco Polo”, with Marco and Kokochin. Too lazy to make them actually look like the actors, though. :P

[xiranjayzhao]

i went on TV to promote my books but just ended up talking about my cats 😳

Cat tax:

[xiranjayzhao]

I made a video about the cultural influences and other trivia & lore in ATLA’s first season!

What to expect from this video:

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My book, a Pacific Rim x The Handmaid’s Tale reimagining of China’s only female emperor Wu Zetian

[infactforgetthepark]

[Free eBook] Shadow of the Dome by Karen Warren [13th C Mongol Biographical Travel Adventure]

Shadow of the Dome by Karen Warren is a standalone biographical historical coming of age adventure novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press.

The story is a coming of age travel adventure tale set in 13th century Asia, based on the life of the Mongolian princess Kököchin, as she is chosen to be the bride of the il Khan of Persia, and must make the perilous journey from Kublai Khan's court in Yuan dynasty China to her new home in the company of unlikely companions under the escort of Marco Polo (who recorded it in his famous historical travelogue).

Offered worldwide, available at Amazon.

Free for a limited time @ Amazon (should be available worldwide).

Description An age of empires and betrothals…

Kokachin is a Mongolian princess, living with her mother and brother at the court of Kublai Khan in China. Her best friends are Tarkhan, the son of the household cook, and a displaced Chinese princess named Mei Lien. Kokachin is active and adventurous, and chafes at being an idle princess.

Nergui is an orphan. She learns early in life that she has to take care of herself. Clever and capable, she is found in the kitchens by Hulan, who takes her into her home. Hulan plans to marry Nergui to her son Sacha but Nergui is not keen on the idea, as Sacha is lacking in ambition. She starts to make other plans.

As the il Khan of Persia’s wife is dying, she begs him to take another wife from Mongolia, her homeland. A scouting party is sent, and Kokachin is chosen to be his bride. The famous Marco Polo is tasked with delivering the bride to the il Khan. The voyage across the South China Sea will take more than a year, and Kokachin knows she will never see her home or her mother again. However she is not alone; Mei Lien and Negui travel with her. But the journey is perilous – will they all survive?

Based on true events in the thirteenth century, Shadow of the Dome is a tale of friendship, duty and destiny that will have readers captivated from the very start.

[tmachschien]

I’m on Marco Polo season 2 and can we just take a moment and appreciate how fucking gorgeous these women are? thank you for gracing the world with such beauty