Notes: "August 1987" on the copyright page. First printing per printer's key: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover artist not credited. No visible signature on the wraparound cover art. LCCN from LoC catalog lookup. "The House of the Emperors" is an uncredited, fictional genealogical table that was almost certainly created by the author. "This work was first published in Great Britain by Macmillan Children's Books." "Reprinted by arrangement with Greenwillow Books, a division of William Morrow & Company, Inc."