A mortal woman in the realm of the gods!

China, 907 A.D. The Middle Kingdom is in turmoil. Droughts and rebellions plague the country. The last days of the Tang Dynasty are rapidly approaching.

Avagul Radir cares nothing about China. She is a foreigner. Only two people matter to Avagul—her son and daughter. But now the chaos is threatening them.

In her darkest hour, Avagul is visited by a strange old man who claims to be Jigong, the beggar god. Jigong offers Avagul a deal. If she saves China, he will save her children. Avagul must travel through a mysterious and frightening world of gods and magic. If she survives, she will face her ultimate challenge, the most terrifying deity of all—Zhong Kui, the hunter god.