Yuan Shikai (1859–1916) has been both hailed as China’s George Washington for his role in the country’s transition from empire to republic and condemned as a counter-revolutionary. Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal sheds new light on the...
Emperors
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Author:Shan, Patrick FuliangSummary: - Author:Galford, ChrisSummary:
It is a time of upheaval in the Idasian Empire. As religious fervor stirs dissent among the people, and the winter winds loom, thousands gather behind their aging emperor on a march to war.In the midst of this, young Rurik Matair...
- Author:Baron, AlexanderSummary:
A novel based on the conflict between Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, and the Roman Emperor, Aurelianus, in the third century A.D.
From Kirkus Review, September 27, 1956: "Some speculative digging into the past turns up the contest...
- Author:Frutkin, MarkSummary:
Plots, intrigue and love against the backdrop of imperial China. This is a unique novel of old China, the traditional landscape of mountains and rivers without end, and life in an imperial city rife with plots, intrigues, culture,...
