Chengli hears a wind that isn't there. A wind that calls him from his native city into the wild and into the workforce of a caravan leading to the other side of China. Having been orphaned at a very young age Chengli decides that the wind is calling him to learn more about what happened to his father. Along the way he learns that his father left a legacy and this legacy is something that Chengli must strive to honor and uphold.

Fighting off thieves among him, saving a princess and learning to ride a horse are just a few of the things that Chengli must face while learning about his father and making the journey across the desert. He must also learn what is right and how to stand for it.

This was a great historical fiction about a young boy growing and learning in ancient China. It ends a little differently than I wish that it would, but that's how things happen in real life, right? Sometimes the good, valiant young man doesn't get the princess or the future his father would have wanted for him.

I love historical fantasy, and I loved the feeling of this book. It's like I stepped into the past and traveled with Chengli on his journey. I highly recommend.