A story of a powerful love forged between two sworn enemies.On the dangerous Silk Road the age-old trade route that runs all the way from Europe to China a young woman, Asena, is captured by a Shaolin devotee, Swiftarrow. Asena is taken to the ancient city of Chang'an, where she is forced to begin her life anew and learn the ways of the Shaolin. But just as love blossoms between Asena and her captor, a deadly political game threatens to ruin not only their feelings for each other, but also their lives.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Bloodline, Bloodline Trilogy .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-14 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2010 by Walker Books Ltd .

Katy Moran is the author of three wonderful historical stories for children, Bloodline, Bloodline Rising and Spirit Hunter. Dangerous to Know is her fourth novel and her first to be set in modern times. Katy lives in Shropshire with her husband and two sons.