Daughter of the Empire

Daughter of the Empire
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Publisher : Spectra
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 9780525480150
ISBN-13 : 0525480153
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Daughter of the Empire by : Raymond E. Feist

An epic tale of adventure and intrigue, Daughter of the Empire is fantasy of the highest order by two of the most talented writers in the field today. Magic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan. Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of Tsuranuanni. While in the opulent Imperial courts, assassins and spy-master plot cunning and devious intrigues against the rightful heir. Now Mara, a young, untested Ruling lady, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic struggle for survival. But first she must rally an army of rebel warriors, form a pact with the alien cho-ja, and marry the son of a hated enemy. Only then can Mara face her most dangerous foe of all—in his own impregnable stronghold.

Servant of the Empire

Servant of the Empire
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Publisher : Spectra
Total Pages : 706
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ISBN-10 : 9780525480242
ISBN-13 : 0525480242
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Servant of the Empire by : Raymond E. Feist

"A sweeping drama unveiling a tale of love, hate and sacrifice against the panorama of an alien yet familiar society."--Publishers Weekly. "Uncommonly satisfying."--Locus

Mistress of the Empire

Mistress of the Empire
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 866
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ISBN-10 : 9780007375653
ISBN-13 : 0007375654
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Mistress of the Empire by : Raymond E. Feist

Book three in the magnificent Empire Trilogy by bestselling authors Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts, now available in ebook

The Empire Trilogy

The Empire Trilogy
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Publisher : New York Review of Books
Total Pages : 921
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ISBN-10 : 9781590174760
ISBN-13 : 1590174763
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis The Empire Trilogy by : J.G. Farrell

The Empire Trilogy--consisting of the Lost Booker Prize-winning Troubles, the Booker Prize-winning The Siege of Krishnapur,and The Singapore Grip--is Farrell's re-examination of the legacy, and limits, of British imperial rule. The three volumes, connected by theme rather than character, and above all by their shared wit, brio, and daring, range in setting from the India of the Great Mutiny of 1857, to Ireland immediately after the Great War, to the besieged Singapore of World War II. Together the books constitute not only a spectacular entertainment but also an ambitious refashioning of the traditional historical novel to meet the tragic realities of the modern world. · The Siege of Krishnapur - India, 1857--the year of the Great Mutiny, when Muslim soldiers turned in bloody rebellion on their British overlords. This time of convulsion is the subject of J. G. Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur, widely considered one of the finest British novels of the last fifty years.Farrell's story is set in an isolated Victorian outpost on the subcontinent. Rumors of strife filter in from afar, and yet the members of the colonial community remain confident of their military and, above all, moral superiority. But when they find themselves under actual siege, the true character of their dominion--at once brutal, blundering, and wistful--is soon revealed. · Troubles - 1919: After surviving the Great War, Major Brendan Archer makes his way to Ireland, hoping to discover whether he is indeed betrothed to Angela Spencer, whose Anglo-Irish family owns the once-aptly-named Majestic Hotel in Kilnalough. But his fiancée is strangely altered and her family's fortunes have suffered a spectacular decline. The hotel's hundreds of rooms are disintegrating on a grand scale; its few remaining guests thrive on rumors and games of whist; herds of cats have taken over the Imperial Bar and the upper stories; bamboo shoots threaten the foundations; and piglets frolic in the squash court. Meanwhile, the Major is captivated by the beautiful and bitter Sarah Devlin. As housekeeping disasters force him from room to room, outside the order of the British Empire also totters: there is unrest in the East, and in Ireland itself the mounting violence of "the troubles." · The Singapore Grip - Singapore, 1939: life on the eve of World War II just isn't what it used to be for Walter Blackett, head of British Singapore's oldest and most powerful firm. No matter how forcefully the police break one strike, the natives go on strike somewhere else. His daughter keeps entangling herself with the most unsuitable beaus, while her intended match, the son of Blackett's partner, is an idealistic sympathizer with the League of Nations and a vegetarian. Business may be booming--what with the war in Europe, the Allies are desperate for rubber and helpless to resist Blackett's price-fixing and market manipulation--but something is wrong. No one suspects that the world of the British Empire, of fixed boundaries between classes and nations, is about to come to a terrible end.

The Complete Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire, Servant of the Empire

The Complete Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire, Servant of the Empire
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 1882
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780007518760
ISBN-13 : 0007518765
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire, Servant of the Empire by : Raymond E. Feist

The critically acclaimed and bestselling Empire Trilogy by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts, is now available in this ebook bundle. The bundle includes Daughter of the Empire (1), Servant of the Empire (2), and Mistress of the Empire (3).

The Empire Novels

The Empire Novels
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 548
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0739431056
ISBN-13 : 9780739431054
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis The Empire Novels by : Isaac Asimov

Three clasic tales of space adventure - The Stars, Like Dust; The Currents of Space; and Pebble in the Sky.

Troubles

Troubles
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Publisher : New York Review of Books
Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : 1590170180
ISBN-13 : 9781590170182
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Troubles by : J.G. Farrell

Winner of the Lost Man Booker Prize, this darkly hilarious book about the Irish war for independence takes place in a crumbling hotel on Ireland's west coast, a place where madness and brutality have begun to reign. 1919: After surviving the Great War, Major Brendan Archer makes his way to Ireland, hoping to discover whether he is indeed betrothed to Angela Spencer, whose Anglo-Irish family owns the once-aptly-named Majestic Hotel in Kilnalough. But his fiancée is strangely altered and her family's fortunes have suffered a spectacular decline. The hotel's hundreds of rooms are disintegrating on a grand scale; its few remaining guests thrive on rumors and games of whist; herds of cats have taken over the Imperial Bar and the upper stories; bamboo shoots threaten the foundations; and piglets frolic in the squash court. Meanwhile, the Major is captivated by the beautiful and bitter Sarah Devlin. As housekeeping disasters force him from room to room, outside the order of the British Empire also totters: there is unrest in the East, and in Ireland itself the mounting violence of "the troubles." Troubles is a hilarious and heartbreaking work by a modern master of the historical novel.

Blood and Iron (American Empire, Book One)

Blood and Iron (American Empire, Book One)
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Publisher : Del Rey
Total Pages : 659
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ISBN-10 : 9780345494283
ISBN-13 : 0345494288
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Blood and Iron (American Empire, Book One) by : Harry Turtledove

“Blood and Iron is a masterpiece.”—Sci Fi Weekly World War I—The Great War—has ended, and an uneasy peace reigns around the world. Nowhere is it more fragile than on the continent of North America, where bitter enemies share a single landmass and two long, bloody borders. In the North, proud Canadian nationalists try to resist the colonial power of the United States. In the South, the once-mighty Confederate States have been pounded into poverty and merciless inflation. The time is right for madmen, demagogues, and terrorists. With Socialists rising to power in the U.S., and a dangerous fanatic in the Confederacy preaching a doctrine of hate, more than enough people are eager to return the world to war. “A master storyteller as well as a trained historian with an imagination . . . [Turtledove] has succeeded in taking title as the premier writer in [alternate history], relentlessly asking what if one or two key events in our reality happened differently. The result is fascinating.”—Houston Chronicle “Turtledove is a master at weaving details of ordinary life into a much bigger canvas to produce a world that so easily could have been our own. [It] is what keeps readers coming back for more.”—Tulsa World

The Empire of Gold

The Empire of Gold
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 830
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ISBN-10 : 9780062678188
ISBN-13 : 0062678183
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The Empire of Gold by : S. A. Chakraborty

“No series since George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.” —Paste Magazine The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war. Daevabad has fallen. After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people. But the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara’s dark past. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies. Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad’s deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. Seeking support in his mother’s homeland, he discovers that his connection to the marid goes far deeper than expected and threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith. As peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those they once loved . . . and take a stand for those they once hurt.

The Complete Broken Empire Trilogy: Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns, Emperor of Thorns

The Complete Broken Empire Trilogy: Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns, Emperor of Thorns
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 1159
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ISBN-10 : 9780008113704
ISBN-13 : 000811370X
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Broken Empire Trilogy: Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns, Emperor of Thorns by : Mark Lawrence

The complete, critically-acclaimed debut fantasy trilogy: The Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence. This bundle includes PRINCE OF THORNS, KING OF THORNS and EMPEROR OF THORNS.