The Risen Empire

Author : Scott Westerfeld
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 9781429989787
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Risen Empire written by Scott Westerfeld and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2008-07-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Fine Prey, Polymorph, and Evolution's Darling (Philip K. Dick Award special citation and a New York Times Notable Book) comes a sweeping epic, The Risen Empire, Scott Westerfeld's dazzling hardcover debut. The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power has been absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshiped as living gods. No one can touch them. Not until the Rix, machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods: AI compound minds of planetary extent. The Rix are cool, relentless fanatics, and their only goal is to propagate such AIs throughout the galaxy. They seek to end, by any means necessary, the Emperor's prolonged tyranny of one and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty of their own. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue. Separated by light-years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must each in their own way, face the challenge of the Rix, and they each will hold the fate of the empire in their hands. The Risen Empire is the first great space opera of the twenty-first century. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Scott Westerfeld
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1250300983
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Succession Duology written by Scott Westerfeld and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discounted ebundle includes: The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds From Scott Westerfeld, the acclaimed author of the Leviathan trilogy and the Uglies series comes a sweeping space opera. A warrior and a pacifist senator hold the fate of the empire in their hands. They stand at a war between an immortal god-like emperor and relentless cybernetic humans. Only one can prevail. The Risen EmpireCaptain Laurent Zai and his pacifist lover Senator Nara Oxham, separated by lightyears, hold the fate of the empire in their hands. They serve an Emperor who has reigned with his sister the Child Empress for sixteen hundred years as living gods. But even gods might bow to the fanaticism of the Rix, machine-augmented humans, who long for the cybernetic rule of a vast AI. The Killing of Worlds Brilliant tactician Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx faces a suicide mission: stopping the next thrust of the Rix invasion with just his own ship. While ship-to-ship combat rages among the stars, Zai's lover, Senator Nara Oxham, is caught in a deadly political fencing match with the Emperor himself. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Scott Westerfeld
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765319982
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Risen Empire written by Scott Westerfeld and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-07-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this space opera of the 21st century, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must face the challenge of a new race of humans who want to overthrow the powerful, undead Emperor.

Author : Scott Westerfeld
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765347497
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Killing of Worlds written by Scott Westerfeld and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful conclusion to the first story arc of Succession--which began in "The Risen Empire"--Captain Laurent Zai, unjustly held responsible for the death of the Child Empress, and his crew are sent on a suicide mission.

Author : David Anthony Durham
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307948552
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Risen written by David Anthony Durham and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is one of the most storied uprisings of classical times. Spartacus, the visionary captive and gladiator, used his toughness and charisma turn a prison break into a revolt that would threaten the Roman empire. Now, with verve and intelligence, David Anthony Durham brings us a thrilling retelling that gives voice not only to Spartacus himself, but also Astera, Spartacus’s oracle consort; Nonus, a Roman soldier working both sides of the conflict; Laelia and Hustus, two slave children drawn into the ranks of the rebellion; Kaleb, secretary to the Roman senator and commander saddled with the task of quashing the insurrection; and many others in a vast spectacle of bloodshed, heroism, and treachery.

Author : Steve Gregg
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781632213228
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire of the Risen Son: A Treatise on the Kingdom of God-What it is and Why it Matters Book One: There is Another King written by Steve Gregg and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Steve Gregg said it best when he wrote, 'Apart from the Kingdom, nothing exists that gives transcendent meaning to world history and human endeavors." Yet, so few ever take the time to understand the biblical insights that are so profoundly expounded in this book. On every page the author brings deep insight, conviction and clarity about what God's Kingdom work is all about."-- Dr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists"Never the intentional provocateur, the author does upset some of the most commonly held perspectives on the Kingdom regardless of the stature or popularity of the scholars who affirm them."-- Braxton Hunter, President, Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary, Evansville, IN"This is not an academic treatise written for the theological guild, but it reflects an implicit understanding of major theological interpretations...Steve Gregg's unfolding of God's plan is biblically comprehensive and theologically astute. I not only endorse his explanation, but I share his passion."-- Dr. Vic Reasoner, Pastor, Author, Professor, Southern Methodist College

Author : Mark Lawrence
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101581263
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book King of Thorns written by Mark Lawrence and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In book two of the Broken Empire trilogy, the boy who would be king has gained the throne—but the crown is a heavy weight to bear... At age nine, Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath vowed to avenge his slaughtered mother and brother—and to punish his father for not doing so. At fifteen, he began to fulfill that vow. Now, at eighteen, he must fight for what he has taken by torture and treachery. Haunted by the pain of his past, and plagued by nightmares of the atrocities he has committed, King Jorg is filled with rage. And even as his need for revenge continues to consume him, an overwhelming enemy force marches on his castle. Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But he has found a long-hidden cache of ancient artifacts. Some might call them magic. Jorg is not certain—all he knows is that their secrets can be put to terrible use in the coming battle...

Author : Steve Gregg
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781662878336
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire of the Risen Son (Two Volumes Combined): A Treatise on the Kingdom of God written by Steve Gregg and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Steve Gregg said it best when he wrote, 'Apart from the Kingdom, nothing exists that gives transcendent meaning to world history or human endeavors'. Yet so few take the time to understand..." Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists "This is not a book, it's a life-changing journey!...Page after page will help you appreciate that this kingdom has its own benevolent laws, its own righteous economy, its own victorious foreign policy, and its own holy culture...This must-read will leave you either sorrowful, like the rich young ruler, or you too will find yourself singing the joyful anthem of this Kingdom's Christ!" David Martinez, International evangelist, teacher, and pastor (Wesleyan) Steve Gregg is a national talk-show host, author, and international lecturer on the Bible, theology and discipleship. He is the author of two books published by Thomas Nelson Publishers: Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary (1997, 2013), and All You Want to Know About Hell: Three Christian Views (2013). The contents of this book appeared in two volumes (2020), here combined. Steve's talk show, The Narrow Path, broadcasts daily on stations across the USA and Canada, and is streamed to the internet from the website and the mobile app: thenarrowpath.com. His full bio can be found at the website.

Author : David A. Clary
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553906763
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eagles and Empire written by David A. Clary and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his country’s might and right. A military and political stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreign land against a stubborn and deadly insurgency. The time is the 1840s. The enemy is Mexico. And the war is one of the least known and most important in both Mexican and United States history—a war that really began much earlier and whose consequences still echo today. Acclaimed historian David A. Clary presents this epic struggle for a continent for the first time from both sides, using original Mexican and North American sources. To Mexico, the yanqui illegals pouring into her territories of Texas and California threatened Mexican sovereignty and security. To North Americans, they manifested their destiny to rule the continent. Two nations, each raising an eagle as her standard, blustered and blundered into a war because no one on either side was brave enough to resist the march into it. In Eagles and Empire, Clary draws vivid portraits of the period’s most fascinating characters, from the cold-eyed, stubborn United States president James K. Polk to Mexico’s flamboyant and corrupt general-president-dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna; from the legendary and ruthless explorer John Charles Frémont and his guide Kit Carson to the “Angel of Monterey” and the “Boy Heroes” of Chapultepec; from future presidents such as Benito Juárez and Zachary Taylor to soldiers who became famous in both the Mexican and North American civil wars that soon followed. Here also are the Irish Soldiers of Mexico and the Yankee sailors of two squadrons, hero-bandits and fighting Indians of both nations, guerrilleros and Texas Rangers, and some amazing women soldiers. From the fall of the Alamo and harrowing marches of thousands of miles in the wilderness to the bloody, dramatic conquest of Mexico City and the insurgency that continued to resist, this is a riveting narrative history that weaves together events on the front lines—where Indian raids, guerrilla attacks, and atrocities were matched by stunning acts of heroism and sacrifice—with battles on two home fronts—political backstabbing, civil uprisings, and battle lines between Union and Confederacy and Mexican Federalists and Centralists already being drawn. The definitive account of a defining war, Eagles and Empire is page-turning history—a book not to be missed.

Author : Amy Chua
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307472450
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Day of Empire written by Amy Chua and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sweeping history, bestselling author Amy Chua explains how globally dominant empires—or hyperpowers—rise and why they fall. In a series of brilliant chapter-length studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in history—from the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States—and reveals the reasons behind their success, as well as the roots of their ultimate demise. Chua's analysis uncovers a fascinating historical pattern: while policies of tolerance and assimilation toward conquered peoples are essential for an empire to succeed, the multicultural society that results introduces new tensions and instabilities, threatening to pull the empire apart from within. What this means for the United States' uncertain future is the subject of Chua's provocative and surprising conclusion.