Crocodile and the Crane: A Novel of Immortality and Apocalypse

Finalist – 2008 USA Best Books AwardPractitioners of a secret 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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Crocodile and the Crane: A Novel of Immortality and Apocalypse

Finalist – 2008 USA Best Books AwardPractitioners of a secret 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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Crocodile and the Crane: A Novel of Immortality and Apocalypse

Crocodile and the Crane: A Novel of Immortality and Apocalypse

by Arthur Rosenfeld
Crocodile and the Crane: A Novel of Immortality and Apocalypse

Crocodile and the Crane: A Novel of Immortality and Apocalypse

by Arthur Rosenfeld

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Finalist – 2008 USA Best Books AwardPractitioners of a secret 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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781594390876
Publisher: Ymaa Publication Center
Publication date: 10/25/2007
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 350
Product dimensions: 6.35(w) x 9.32(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Arthur Rosenfeld is a martial arts teacher, writer, speaker, and coach. His martial arts training spans more than thirty years, and includes instruction in Tang Soo Do, Kenpo, Kung Fu, and Tai Chi Ch'uan. He is a critically-acclaimed, best-selling author of nine novels (Avon Books, Bantam, Doubleday Dell, Forge Books), two non-fiction books (Simon and Schuster, Basic Books), several screenplays, and numerous magazine articles (Vogue, Vanity Fair, Parade, and others). He blogs for the Huffington Post and Basil & Spice, and consults for the pharmaceutical industry as a recognized expert on chronic pain. Arthur Rosenfeld resides in Pompano Beach, FL.

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