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The Crocodile
and The Crane
Practitioners
of a secret healing art that bestows immortality and more, Sanfeng
and Zetian are brother and sister and have lived together in China
for more than 3000 years. Now, in the near future of 2009, they
face an enemy they recognize from their childhood, a terrifying
disease that left them orphaned and alone in the world. The disease
kills quickly and without mercy—victims die grimacing grotesquely—and
as it spreads, it brings the siblings to the edge of apocalypse
and pits them against each other in a battle for the world.
They are joined in their global struggle by a famous American
selfhelp guru, a naïve but smart young publishing executive, a
bitter Australian cop, and a beautiful Indonesian nurse with a
secret the whole world wants to steal from her.
This thrilling race against time offers a smorgasbord of Chinese
history, an epic love story, and the trenchant tale of one very
special, intimate, and gifted family. It is a warning against
the pitfalls and perils of the modern world, and a clarion call
to heed the wisdom of the ancients in new and ever more relevant
ways—before it is too late.
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