The follow-up to }Under Heaven{, this revisits the same invented world, which was inspired by China's Tang Dynasty, 4 centuries later. This time it's inspired by the Song Dynasty In his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China's Tang Dynasty. Now, the international bestselling and multiple award-winning author revisits that invented setting four centuries later - a world inspired this time by the glittering, decadent Song Dynasty.