'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.' The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth and the assassination attempt on his l...

Susana, the Dancer, her Guardian Jimmy , and Prince Edward (a shapeshifting dragon) have to flee when Susana's magic breaks free. Complications ensue as she grows in power, and she gathers others to her team as she prepares for dangerous challenges. This edition has been extensively edited and expanded.

Susana, Derek (a shapeshifting dragon, and Jimmy, have to flee when Susana's magic breaks free, Complications ensue and she grows in power and she gathers others to her team.

An Omnibus of Dragons, magic, mages, evil wizards, adventure, and a new world watched over by an Avatar and the gods above, below, and abroad.

MirdrakonovDragons, magic, mages, evil wizards, adventure, and a new world watched over by an Avatar and the gods above, below, and abroad.Mages and their dragon partners must adapt after centuries of missing magic with its return and with the wizards who want to take it away again.Along the way, they must deal with their growing gifts while helping their nation adjust to this new experience, where magic is present in much of the population in varyi...

I'm Belle Boyle, and I've lost four hundred years. Someone assaulted me, stole my dragon partner, and left me in stasis. My home, family, and friends are gone, and my magic has changed. Four hundred years dipped in a magic sea can do that to you. A group of dragons and their partner riders rescue me and set me on a new path.She begins to build up a found family in her new world. Dragons, riders, mages, and loving humans welcome her into their home and provide a reason to go on....

To begin with, I was dead and had been for half a century. My name's Zann (short for Susana). I was twenty years old when I died, and I was still here. I'd started out thinking I was a ghost or wraith, just popping up at death, but then things got complicated. I started helping others go to the Afterlife, which, I guess, makes me a psychopomp.My helping souls go into the light did not set well with the Angel of Death. He's supposed to get stubborn spirits like me to move on. I have...

A New York Times Notable BookEmpress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age.At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor’s numerous concubines. When he died in 1861, their five-year-old son succeeded to the throne. Cixi at once launched a palace coup against the regents appointe...

An authoritative account of five thousand years of Chinese history.**"Exquisitely written." —**GuardianMany nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John Keay has composed a vital and illuminating overview of the nation's complex and vivid past.Keay's authoritative history examine...

The turbulent and chequered past of the world's most populous country is one of the most fascinating in world history, and relatively little known in the West. From the beginnings of Chinese prehistory right through to internet censorship with the 'Great Firewall of China', Gordon Kerr offers a comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous country. A Short History of China provides an absorbing introduction to more than 4,000 years of Chinese history, telling the sto...

Welcome to the intriguing world of "China under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzŭ Hsi" by J. O. P. Bland and Sir E. Backhouse, a vivid portrayal of one of the most influential figures in Chinese history.Explore the captivating story of Empress Dowager Tzŭ Hsi, a woman of immense power and influence who ruled China for nearly half a century. Bland and Backhouse's meticulously researched narrative takes readers on a journey through the tumultuous e...

"A virtuoso historical investigation" of the discovery and history of the sculptures of the first emperor of China's army ( Kirkus Reviews) .The Terra Cotta Army is an account of one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. Over seven thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China'and each figure was individually carved.Weaving to...