The Dragon Throne

Author : Jonathan Fenby
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1784292362
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon Throne written by Jonathan Fenby and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were the most powerful rulers on earth. The mighty Qin Shi Huangdu (r. 221-210 BC), who began the construction of the Great Wall. The long-lived Han emperor Wudi (r. 141-87 BC), who developed China as a centralized Confucian state. The soldier-scholar Yongle (r. 1402-24 AD), who raised the Ming dynasty to its military peak. The dowager empress Cixi (r. 1861-1908 AD), who rose from humble Manchu origins to rule over all China. In The Dragon Throne, Jonathan Fenby tells the extraordinary story of imperial China through its 157 emperors, from Qin Shi Huangdu, who crushed his rivals to take supreme power as the first emperor in 221BC, until the final collapse of the faltering Manchu dynasty amidst the revolutionary chaos of the early twentieth century. The final emperor, the infant Puyi (r. 1908-12) ended his days as an assistant gardener in the very palace where he had been enthroned.

Author : Louise Levathes
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504007360
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When China Ruled the Seas written by Louise Levathes and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred years before Columbus and his fellow Europeans began their voyages of discovery, fleets of giant junks commanded by the eunuch admiral Zheng He and filled with the empire’s finest porcelains, lacquerware, and silk ventured to the world’s “four corners.” Seven epic expeditions brought China’s treasure ships across the China Seas and Indian Ocean, from Japan to the spice island of Indonesia and the Malabar Coast of India, on to the rich ports of the Persian Gulf and down the East African coast, to China’s “El Dorado,” and perhaps even to Australia, three hundred years before Captain Cook’s landing. It was a time of exploration and expansion, but it ended in a retrenchment so complete that less than a century later, it was a crime to go to sea in a multimasted ship. In When China Ruled the Seas, Louise Levathes takes a fascinating and unprecedented look at this dynamic period in China’s enigmatic history, focusing on the country’s rise as a naval power that briefly brought half the world under its nominal authority. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, official Ming histories, and African, Arab, and Indian sources, many translated for the first time, Levathes brings readers inside China’s most illustrious scientific and technological era. She sheds new light on the historical and cultural context in which this great civilization thrived, as well as the perception of China by other contemporary cultures. Beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, When China Ruled the Seas is the fullest picture yet of the early Ming dynasty—the last flowering of Chinese culture before the Manchu invasion.

Author : Jonathan Fenby
Publisher : Quercus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784292362
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon Throne written by Jonathan Fenby and published by Quercus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were the most powerful rulers on earth. The mighty Qin Shi Huangdu (r. 221-210 BC), who began the construction of the Great Wall. The long-lived Han emperor Wudi (r. 141-87 BC), who developed China as a centralized Confucian state. The soldier-scholar Yongle (r. 1402-24 AD), who raised the Ming dynasty to its military peak. The dowager empress Cixi (r. 1861-1908 AD), who rose from humble Manchu origins to rule over all China. In The Dragon Throne, Jonathan Fenby tells the extraordinary story of imperial China through its 157 emperors, from Qin Shi Huangdu, who crushed his rivals to take supreme power as the first emperor in 221BC, until the final collapse of the faltering Manchu dynasty amidst the revolutionary chaos of the early twentieth century. The final emperor, the infant Puyi (r. 1908-12) ended his days as an assistant gardener in the very palace where he had been enthroned.

Author : Michael Cadnum
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440678324
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon Throne written by Michael Cadnum and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-05-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edmund and Herbert, newly made knights, return to England expecting to revel in the pleasure of being home. Instead, scheming Prince John has a new task for the weary Crusaders; they are to escort two young women on a pilgrimage to Rome, a journey that will take them through the perilous Alps, controlled by bands of brigands. And once in Rome, even greater hazards await. Suspenseful, exciting, and filled with colorful details of 12th century Europe, this final volume of the trilogy that began with The Book of the Lion will thrill readers.

Author : Amma Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781980937333
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon Throne written by Amma Lee and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a terrible dragon attack on the little town of Fairfield, the King of Proudhaven declares war on the Dragons. Within days, the entire country becomes a battlefield in the conflict between Dragons and Humans, leaving the land unsafe for all.One hope remains, however, and that hope comes in the form of the young dragon Flashwing. He knows the truth behind the attack on Fairfield and will stop at nothing to bring peace back to the land.Will Flashwing succeed, or will the land of Proudhaven fall into a never-ending war? Only by reading Dragon Throne can you find out. Read it today!

Author : Alison Baird
Publisher : Aspect
ISBN 13 : 0446506931
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stone of the Stars written by Alison Baird and published by Aspect. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh, new Canadian author, who is comparable to Marion Zimmer Bradley, debuts a brand new fantasy trilogy for all ages. The quest is on to find the coveted Stone of the Stars on the mystical isle of Trynisia, once a place where humans dwelt side by side with dragons. Four have set off on their journey to reach it-Ailia, a daydreaming bookworm; Damion, a devoted missionary; Jomar, a half-breed soldier-slave; and Lorelyn, quite possibly a prophesied savior, who will one day guide her people ina battle against the Dark God. But can they reach the isle and the Stone of the Stars before the tyrannical God-King Khalazar finds it and uses it to rule the world?

Author : Lucy Fear
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781975917418
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon's Throne - Complete 4 Book Series written by Lucy Fear and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-03 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling dragon romance series of the year finally released in box set format. Now you can read each book in the series back to back from beginning to end. Perfect for those who are new to this amazing series or those fans who want to relive the magic one more time... My name is Anna Greely and I am a human girl living in a dystopian world controlled by the WereDragons. A world where humanity has been destroyed by technology and the dragons have all the power. Now, Prince Eli has become the latest dragon to take the throne as king and he has already made his first request. Me. I have no idea what a handsome dragon king would want with a shy orphan girl but when a dragon makes a demand you have no choice. You have to submit to him and do whatever he says... This is the COMPLETE series featuring all 4 books. Start reading now and enjoy it all the way through to the stunning finale!

Author : Paul Spilsbury
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 9780830877386
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Throne, the Lamb & the Dragon written by Paul Spilsbury and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Revelation has long intrigued, puzzled and even frightened its readers. Surely it is the most misunderstood book in the Bible. And some faulty interpretations of Revelation are so entrenched in the consciousness of Christians that they are regarded as "gospel truth" and provide riveting plot lines for end-time fiction. But behind the ancient multimedia show that is Revelation lies a message both simple and profound. It is told in a language and grammar of faith that was clearly understood by its first Christian audience. Much as a music video would scarcely have been understood by first-century citizens, though it is immediately understood by youthful audiences today, so we are puzzled by and misread Revelation. Paul Spilsbury has studied Revelation in the company of its best interpreters, those who have taken the time to enter the minds of the first-century Christians for whom it was originally written. And what has he found? Within the central images of a throne, a lamb and a dragon lies the answer-- the gospel clearly proclaimed the glory of God awesomely illumined the work of Christ memorably embodied the nature of evil hauntingly disclosed Here is a guide that will help us hear Revelation speak, once again inspiring grateful worship and calling us to costly discipleship.

Author : Jonathan Fenby
Publisher : Quercus Books
ISBN 13 : 9781847244062
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon Throne written by Jonathan Fenby and published by Quercus Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 221 BC - when Shi Huangdi, First Emperor and founding father of Chinese imperial history, unified a large part of the Han Chinese homeland - until 1911, when imperial China collapsed in revolutionary chaos, China was ruled by a succession of powerful imperial dynasties. The Dragon Throne tells their rich, complex and often turbulent story, from the inception of the Qin dynasty to the fall of the Manchu in the early 20th century. China's imperial dynasties display a recurring pattern of birth, growth, prosperity and collapse due to external pressures. A number of powerful emperors left a particularly strong imprint on this troubled history, whether as conquerors, consolidators, tyrants, reformers or reactionaries. At the heart of The Dragon Throne are vivid profiles of Shi Huangdi, the emperor who began the construction of the Great Wall; Han Wudi, the Han emperor who developed China as a centralized Confucian state; Kublai Khan, the first emperor of the Mongol Yuan dynasty, and Hongwu, the founder of the Ming dynasty.

Author : Chrys Cymri
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781516916443
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dragon Throne written by Chrys Cymri and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'You have only one part of the Summoning Ring, ' said the dragon to Fianna. 'And neither the knowledge nor the strength to use it even if it were complete.' Fianna is the only child of King Stannard and Queen Fiona, and has always expected to become the next Keeper of the Dragon Throne. She exiles herself from court when her father decides to take a second wife. Recalled to Secondus castle after Stannard's death, she has to contend with the split loyalties among the royal knights. In desperation, she agrees to summon the dragons to support her claim to the throne. Their challenge sends her to meet them in their Sacred Mountains. In the woods of the unicorn herd, the Prancer loses his milk-brother to an attack by a dragon. He travels across the human kingdoms to seek the killer, discovering the complexities of human relationships and the delights of ale along the way. They meet at the Sacred Mountains. And so begins a story of love, friendship--and betrayal.