num_pages: 352
description: 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.
language: English
title: Silk Roads and Shadows
titlecomplete: Silk Roads and Shadows
genres: China, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Tor Books