Dr. Julian Thorne, a world-renowned archaeologist, dies under a collapsing tomb in Xi’an, only to wake in 1204 AD as Prince Zhao Kai. History says Zhao Kai was a fool who died young, but Julian knows the truth: the Mongols are coming, and the Song Dynasty is rotting from within. Armed with 800 years of future knowledge, Julian must rewrite history—even if the universe itself tries to kill him to set the timeline right.