Dragon Rising

Hua Minglan wants revenge for the death of her sister, and she'll do anything to get it.  A war is brewing between Piao and the Kou warriors to the north, a war that has called every able-bodied man in Piao from their fields.  When Hua's father is summoned to fight, she knows he won't return, most of the warriors don't.  With a decision that could cost her everything, she leaves her home behind in an attempt to take her father's place training under Commander Jian Li, brother to the emperor.