The Book of Burning Dreams is a literary historical fiction inspired by ancient Chinese history.

Set against the turbulent final years of a collapsing era, the story follows characters who are swept into the machinery of history, forced to confront fate, ambition, loyalty, and the meaning of their own existence.

Rather than portraying heroes or villains in a traditional sense, the novel explores how individuals struggle — and often fail — to assert their will within forces far larger than themselves. War, power, and belief are not romanticized, but treated as inevitabilities that shape and consume human lives.

Influenced by existential philosophy and classical historical narratives, Burning Dreams focuses less on victory and more on the quiet, often painful question of whether one truly has a choice in a world governed by destiny.

This English version is a translated and adapted work, aiming to preserve the reflective tone and historical weight of the original text.