In the aftermath of Tiananmen Square, six Westerners flee China on the last outbound flight — only to find their pilot veering silently west, deep into the Himalayas. When their plane crashes beneath the towering peak of Karakal, hooded figures emerge through the snow and lead them into a valley unlike any on earth.
Shangri-La. A lamasery of breathtaking beauty, where time moves differently, longevity is the natural order, and the world's greatest art, wisdom, and knowledge are held in safekeeping against the coming darkness.
For Hugh Conway — war hero, career diplomat, and man of profound unspoken exhaustion — it feels less like a prison and more like the place he has been looking for his entire life.
