Hi Kate, I've read "Tiger Queens" and loved it as well. Why not write the story that bridges these two worlds? There is some historical evidence to suggest that ancient Sarmatians emigrated to Mongolia (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/amazon-warrior-women-clues-evidence/1471/). What a story you could tell of the last of the Amazons fleeing to a land that doesn't try to enslave and confine their fighting spirit!