«The Empress was born free. The Empress rules her own empire. The Empress is shameless. The Empress looks at the truth. The Empress loves and cultivates her visions. The Empress wanders through deep abysses. The Empress breaks the last taboo. The Empress is generous.» About 1300 years ago, the concubine Wu Zhao began her fairy-tale journey to become the most powerful woman in China. Her wit and erotic radiance, combined with strategies from the Chinese art of war, paved her way to the throne. She was the only woman to ever officially rule China. Her faithful advisor was the wise shaman and teacher Sun Si-Miao, a knower and guardian of the ancient secrets of female wisdom and power. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]