The Emperor's Seed: A Chinese Folktale

The Emperor's Seed is a moral story set in Ancient China about an Emperor who needs to find an heir to his throne, a big competition involving all of the kingdom's children, and a young girl among them faced with a tough dilemma. It is a folk tale that has been passed down for generations in China, now illustrated and brought to English speaking audiences.This book is the first book in a series involving the main character Ling. The series Ling's Tales will continue to Ling's future adventures after the conclusion of The Emperor's Seed. The Emperor's Seed is a Bilingual book, with English, and Simplified Chinese + Pinyin for pronunciation.This is my first book, and I illustrated and wrote the story from my childhood memory of the folktale and my wonderful wife Stacy adapted and translated the Chinese story. - David