Eagle In The Land Of Dragons

Author : Peter Goh
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469182890
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eagle in the Land of Dragons written by Peter Goh and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 36 BC, Li Bi was the Prefect of Zhangye province in Han Dynasty China. He was called out of a comfortable retirement to join a military expedition against his old enemies the Xiongnu as cavalry commander. He would rather stay home in his new villa and enjoy the carnal pleasures with youngest wife Qingling. His past however beckons him and leaves him no choice. There are Romans in the Xiongnu army and perhaps, old comrades. Meanwhile as he prepares his men he writes a book about another war fought right around the world in Belgica. He traces the adventures of a young Centurion named Livy as he fights for Julius Caesar against the Belgae in 57BC. Livy leads Caesars band of mounted scouts armed with composite bows. The war is brutal but Livys life is complicated by the many exotic and seductive women he meets on the campaign trail. Caesar sends him on ever more dangerous missions but Livys understanding of the art of war sees him trough each encounter with the brave and determined enemy. The campaign climaxes at the River Sabis where Bodougnatus, King of the Nervii and 100,000 blood thirsty barbarians set up an elaborate ambush for the unwary Roman Army. Can Caesars vaunted tactical skills save the Roman Army from annihilation? Will Livys vaunted good luck finally run out? Meanwhile Li Bi rides west to face Chanyu Zhizhi, King of the Western Xiongnu with his newly raised cavalry armed with repeating crossbows. How will his Chinese troops fare against crack Roman infantry?

Author : Lewis F. McIntyre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692820803
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Eagle and the Dragon written by Lewis F. McIntyre and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eagle and the Dragon takes the reader on an epic journey of thousands of miles by sea and land across three continents. When Senator Aulus Aemilius Galba is tapped to lead the first Roman mission to China, he anticipates an easy path to fame and fortune. Gaius Lucullus sees a bright military future, but his reluctant centurion Antonius Aristides would rather be somewhere else. Translators Marcia Lucia and her brother Marcus were taken from their village in China to serve the Han court, abused and despised, hiding a horrible secret. A notorious Arab pirate, with a Roman price on his head and crucifixion in his future, shadows the entourage, seeking the wealthy prize of their treasure-laden ships. But Fate has other plans for these unlikely companions, sending them together on a journey that will take them thousands of miles by sea and land across the tapestry of the mysterious worlds at the close of the first century. From the storm-tossed Indian Ocean to the opulent Hanaean court, from the wild grassy steppes north of China to the forbidding peaks of the Pamir Mountains of Bactria, they fight for their lives, hoping to find the road that will lead them back to Rome.

Author : D. B. Richard
Publisher : D. B. Richard
ISBN 13 : 0692087311
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eagle Dragon written by D. B. Richard and published by D. B. Richard. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Talismans of the Kings of Romez is a multi-book series that chronicles mysterious events that begin to unfold on Romez, entangling each of the kingdoms in difficulties that lead them towards an uncertain destiny. These begin with the sudden unsealing of ancestral talismans, leading to the intervention of specific characters who cause the ensuing events. The series includes several volumes, each of which explain the events occurring in one or more kingdoms. These events are recorded by the Great Soul of Antelam, the ancient historian and scholar of Romez, who has been recording its events since the world's formation. He lives beneath the surface, unseen by any of the planet's inhabitants. The first volume of this exciting series, The Eagle Dragons, documents events that unfold in Santilan and Enestera. The story begins in Santilan, where greedy Quadera Rodavas, who was appointed caretaker of Castle Black by King Jannes, has recently fled when Helerant captured the Castle. After his failure, Quadera begins looking for a legendary cave, and finally locates it with the help of a friend. He discovers a mother lode of thermal diamonds covering a viable clutch of eggs of the extinct Eagle Dragons, which have been gone for millennia. His avarice, and the determination of other characters in the story to own or sell the precious diamonds and eggs, sends Santilan careening down a perilous path toward an unknown destination. Meanwhile, Enestera is undergoing massive changes. The Enesterans worship the gods of the Jahsar and Velanis Mountains. In the past, a sorcerer they consider their common ancestor, Sholrus, used a magical tool called The Four Mirrors to hide his bodily organs in the Velanis range to protect them from the passage of time. He lived for six hundred years until he was incidentally killed with the magic sword Dragal, and buried on the tallest peak, Mount Velanis. There are a number of effectively magical items in Enestera, for whose possession most of the local kings and princes hatch plots. One of them is Tedora Ardelan, a grandson of Rennes of Riklasta, who paves the way to infiltrate Enestera and launches a search for The Four Mirrors. However, he is caught due to his recklessness, The king of Enestera, the ruthless Rantoram, jails Tedora and sentences him to death…

Author : Sunny Auyang
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317516877
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon and the Eagle written by Sunny Auyang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stimulating, uniquely organized, and wonderfully readable comparison of ancient Rome and China offers provocative insights to students and general readers of world history. The book's narrative is clear, completely jargon-free, strikingly independent, and addresses the complete cycles of two world empires. The topics explored include nation formation, state building, empire building, arts of government, strategies of superpowers, and decline and fall.

Author : Stella Kay
Publisher : Kimiko Stallard
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nightmare King written by Stella Kay and published by Kimiko Stallard. This book was released on with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes I have nightmares. Sometimes they're warnings. Sometimes those nightmares are real. Fall into a world filled with dreams, where anxiety fuels a super power, the main characters are perfectly flawed humans, nightmares are real, and the dead come back for revenge led by the King of Nightmares himself Excerpt from book: "I recognize you, little one. You venture into my kingdom often at night. Do you remember of what you dream?" The voice was mocking, with a hard edge of menace. Disjointed images ran through my head from my dreams. "You should know better than these others of what you face here." Eight feet above the ground a man's face had appeared. He leered, hard eyes and a cruel smile forming from the dark. A heavy foot caused the shadows to scatter at his feet as he stepped forwards. Another step forward and his other leg appeared, along with a beard and short haircut. He swung his newly formed arms wide, shadows still clinging to them in tattered rags. "For the rest of you, allow me to introduce the citizens of my kingdom." He glowered. Most of our group took a step back. "These are you fears, they are your forgotten, they are your dead, they are your Nightmares, and I am their KING!" He proclaimed and the rest of the shadows solidified around his form, creating a loose black shirt, matching pants and a high pointed crown. "Go, find the artifact! Let no man stand in your way." He bellowed to the assembled creatures with a smirk. "And mow these fools down if you must as you go."

Author : Lewis F. McIntyre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Eagle and the Dragon written by Lewis F. McIntyre and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eagle and the Dragon takes the reader on an epic journey of thousands of miles by sea and land across three continents.When Senator Aulus Aemilius Galba is tapped to lead the first Roman mission to China, he anticipates an easy path to fame and fortune. Gaius Lucullus sees a bright military future, but his reluctant centurion Antonius Aristides would rather be somewhere else. Translators Marcia Lucia and her brother Marcus were taken from their village in China to serve the Han court, abused and despised, hiding a horrible secret. A notorious Arab pirate, with a Roman price on his head and crucifixion in his future, shadows the entourage, seeking the wealthy prize of their treasure-laden ships. But Fate has other plans for these unlikely companions, sending them together on a journey that will take them thousands of miles by sea and land across the tapestry of the mysterious worlds at the close of the first century. From the storm-tossed Indian Ocean to the opulent Hanaean court, from the wild grassy steppes north of China to the forbidding peaks of the Pamir Mountains of Bactria, they fight for their lives, hoping to find the road that will lead them back to Rome.

Author : Lea Ruggles
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1637101112
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hermese the Dragon Ambassador written by Lea Ruggles and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is about a man who goes on a journey to find the queen of the white dragons. Hermese wants to find the white dragon queen so he can find out how to control the dark dragons. The dark dragons are destroying the village's harvest, and they attack the villagers. Hermese and a band of men and centaurs go on a journey, and they learn a lot more than they bargain for.

Author : Ronesa Aveela
Publisher : Bendideia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 194939719X
Total Pages : 997 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirits & Creatures Series Collection written by Ronesa Aveela and published by Bendideia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 997 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spirits and Creatures series takes an in-depth look at spirits and creatures across Eastern Europe. Author Ronesa Aveela grew up in Bulgaria where many of these entities were part of the tales and beliefs her grandmother told to her. This series will look at the origins of these beings, and popular ways people believed you could appease or defeat them. Illustrations, stories, music, and videos add to the details of these fascinating beings. This collection contains the first three books of the series, plus a book of additional dragon tales: *A Study of Household Spirits of Eastern Europe *A Study of Rusalki – Slavic Mermaids of Eastern Europe *A Study of Dragons of Eastern Europe *Dragon Tales from Eastern Europe Although the books have extensive research, they are meant for a non-academic audience.

Author : Kimberly Loth
Publisher : Kimberly Loth
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon Kings Book Twenty-Three written by Kimberly Loth and published by Kimberly Loth. This book was released on with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liam and Grace head to Scotland to find and do away with the wizard that’s controlling the guardians and trying to kill Isa. Once they arrive in the village, they discover finding him may be harder than they thought, as the villagers are less than cooperative. In the end they find him, but discover they’ve left Isa in even more danger…

Author : Ronesa Aveela
Publisher : Bendideia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1949397025
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study of Dragons of Eastern Europe written by Ronesa Aveela and published by Bendideia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-24 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered if dragons were real? Author Ronesa Aveela grew up in Bulgaria, terrified by tales of dragons capturing beautiful girls for their brides. Her grandmother armed her with protective herbs and performed rituals passed down from generation to generation. Dragons, the third book in the series, takes you across Eastern Europe to discover folkloric beliefs, fairy tales, customs, and rituals about the dragons who once lived in the land, and still do within the hearts of many. You’ll learn historical facts, discover intriguing and horrifying stories, and enjoy beautiful illustrations to gain a complete experience of these magnificent creatures. Here are a few topics you can expect to find within the book’s pages: *Learn about how dragons or the idea of dragons developed. Did they ever exist in some form in the past? *Explore the lives of dragons: their purpose, how they live, how to defeat or appease them. *Discover the stories, facts, and fiction behind several popular dragon slayers. Dragons is an enlightening nonfiction cultural study in the Spirits and Creatures series. If you like impeccable research, chilling stories, and clever humor, then you’ll love Ronesa Aveela’s educational folklore series. Explore the pages of Dragons today to discover a world of wonders.