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:Beard, MarySummary:
From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years what does the face of power...
- Author:Johnson, MicaiahSummary:
A searing sci-fi thriller about a woman reckoning with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in the face of a coming apocalypse—from the Compton Crook Award–winning author of The Space Between Worlds. “A bold,...
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Author:Hamilton, IanSummary:An iTunes Store Best Book Ava is back, and she is tougher than ever as she uncovers the secret world of art fraud, in the third book in the wildly popular and bestselling Ava Lee Series. In The Wild Beasts of Wuhan, Uncle and Ava are...
- Author:Forbes, LaniSummary:
Six royal daughters vie to become empress of the Chicome people in a competition only one will survive.
- Author:Forbes, LaniSummary:
Mayana and Ahkin know the bloodthirsty Tzitzimime star demons will come for the Chicome people with the eclipse. But as they gather support to fight back, the Chicome Empire does all it can to keep them apart.
- 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:Staveley, BrianSummary:
The children of an assassinated emperor try to stay alive and avenge their father's death while continuing down their individual life-paths, one in a monastery, another training with elite soldiers, and one appointed a minister...
- Author:Weeks, BrentSummary:
The White King springs his great trap, and the Chromeria itself is threatened by treason and siege. Kip Guile and his companions will scramble to return for one impossible final stand. In the darkest hour, will the Lightbringer come?...
- Author:Stewart, AndreaSummary:
The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many...
- Author:Weeks, BrentSummary:
Stripped of all power and imprisoned, former emperor Gavin Guile has no prospect of escape. But the world faces a calamity greater than the Seven Satrapies has ever seen, and only he can save it. As war rages on, the fate of worlds will...
- Author:Weeks, BrentSummary:
Gavin's powers are fading and his end draws near as war rages across the satrapies in the second novel of the NYT bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent Week. Gavin Guile is dying. He'd thought he had five years left; now he has less...
- Author:Weeks, BrentSummary:
When Gavin Guile--high priest and emperor, the most powerful man in the world known to all as the Prism--discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to...
- Author:Hamilton, IanSummary:
Exclusive bundle of books 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series. This bundle includes: The Wild Beasts of Wuhan, Uncle and Ava are summoned by Wong Changxing, “The Emperor of Hubei” and one of the most powerful men in China...
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Author:Sundaresan, InduSummary:Trapped in the shadow of the magnificent tomb their grief-stricken father is building for his beloved wife's passing, the emperor's daughters compete for everything. They are forbidden to marry and instead choose to back different...
- 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...
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Author:Robertson, DonaldSummary:"This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing excellence." - Ryan Holiday, bestselling...
- Author:Lawrence, MarkSummary:
The third book in the thrilling and epic Book of the Ancestor trilogy from international bestselling author Mark Lawrence. Powerful novice Nona Grey must fight to survive in "a fantastic world in which religion and politics are dark and...
- Author:Tan, Sue LynnSummary:
After winning her mother's freedom, Xingyin thrives. But the peace is threatened by the discovery of a strange magic on the moon and the unsettling changes as the emperor tightens his grip on power.
- Author:Trafford, L J.Summary:
Who qualifies as the worst of Roman emperors and why? Join L. J. Trafford for a tour of the very worst leadership in ancient Rome featuring Caligula, Commodus, and many more. Between 27 BCE and 476 CE, a series of men became Roman...
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