It’s the fourteenth century, and one of the most apocalypticevents in history is set to occur-the approaching from the Black Death. Historyteaches us that a third of Europe’s populace was demolished. But imagine if theplague had wiped out 99 percent of the populace instead? How would the world havechanged? That is a look at the history that could possess been-a background thatstretches across generations, a history that sees dynasties and countries rise andcrumble, a brief history that spans terrible famine and about The Many years of Grain and Salt wonderful creativity. Theseare the years of rice and salt.

This is a universe where the first ship to attain the brand new Worldtravels over the Pacific Ocean from China and colonization spreads from westto east. That is a world where in fact the Industrial Revolution is activated by theworld’s biggest medical minds-in India. That is a world where Buddhismand Islam will be the most important and practiced religions, and Christianity ismerely a historic footnote.

Through the eyes of soldiers and kings, explorers andphilosophers, slaves and scholars, Robinson renders an immensely rich tapestry.Rewriting history and probing the most profound issues as only he can,Robinson shines his extraordinary light on the place of religion, culture,power, and even love on such an Earth. Through the steppes of Asia to the shoresof the Western Hemisphere, from age Akbar to the present and beyond,here is the stunning tale of the creation of a new world.