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Author: Arthur Van Alstyne Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595284000 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 296
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SHANGHAI 1928 Wes Ford, a young newspaperman, has come to the Shanghai in search of his sister and her husband who have been kidnapped. The summer of 1928 is a time of turbulence and ferment in China, as Chiang Kai-shek moves with his troops on the capital of China. It is a time when the Azure Dragon dominates the land. China is a country in which the nationalists, communists, warlords, missionaries, and reformers vie with one another for the hearts of its people. In the midst of this turmoil, Wes proceeds to mount a rescue operation. He is aided in this endeavor by a number of people many of whom have their own secret and sometimes sinister reasons for helping. Those offering to aid him range from members of Shanghai's elite society to members of Shanghai's vicious underworld. Among these would-be helpers are Ian Royal, an American movie producer and wealthy scion of an oil company, and his mistress Valerie Atwood, Detective Sergeant Shen Ming-dao, a member of the Shanghai Metropolitan police, and his young and spirited sister Yu-yan, who brings romance into the life of Wes. While attempting the rescue Wes also crosses the path of Shanghai's gangster, Tu Yueh-sen, head of the infamous Green Gang. An expertly written historical adventure story.
Author: Arthur Van Alstyne Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595284000 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
SHANGHAI 1928 Wes Ford, a young newspaperman, has come to the Shanghai in search of his sister and her husband who have been kidnapped. The summer of 1928 is a time of turbulence and ferment in China, as Chiang Kai-shek moves with his troops on the capital of China. It is a time when the Azure Dragon dominates the land. China is a country in which the nationalists, communists, warlords, missionaries, and reformers vie with one another for the hearts of its people. In the midst of this turmoil, Wes proceeds to mount a rescue operation. He is aided in this endeavor by a number of people many of whom have their own secret and sometimes sinister reasons for helping. Those offering to aid him range from members of Shanghai's elite society to members of Shanghai's vicious underworld. Among these would-be helpers are Ian Royal, an American movie producer and wealthy scion of an oil company, and his mistress Valerie Atwood, Detective Sergeant Shen Ming-dao, a member of the Shanghai Metropolitan police, and his young and spirited sister Yu-yan, who brings romance into the life of Wes. While attempting the rescue Wes also crosses the path of Shanghai's gangster, Tu Yueh-sen, head of the infamous Green Gang. An expertly written historical adventure story.
Author: Kayla Maya Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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I wasn't just a girl. I was a warrior; dragon; daughter. Everything is torn from Li Mei's life the moment a letter from the emperor reaches her doorstep. She's to be a contestant in this year's Empress Games. Being chosen is supposed to be an honor, but for Li Mei, it's nothing but a curse. Thirty-two girls from across the realm are chosen to vie for Prince Li Wei's affections. Except, Li Mei doesn't want anything to do with the games or the prince. She'd rather be at home with her mother and best friend. Li Mei must travers a glittering court life while juggling her affections towards the prince and a certain guard sent to protect her. Everything seems to be going according to plan until evil surfaces in the form of an unknown king in a distant realm. Can Li Mei learn to fight in time to save those she loves, or will her world fall to ruin? The Azure Dragon is a Young Adult Fantasy Romance, book one in the Dragon Empress Trilogy releasing in 2023.
Author: James S. A. Corey Publisher: Orbit Books ISBN: 9780356504261 Category : FICTION Languages : en Pages : 538
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The sixth book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series. NOW A PRIME ORIGINAL SERIES A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood. The Free Navy - a violent group of Belters in black-market military ships - has crippled the Earth and begun a campaign of piracy and violence among the outer planets. The colony ships heading for the thousand new worlds on the far side of the alien ring gates are easy prey, and no single navy remains strong enough to protect them. James Holden and his crew know the strengths and weaknesses of this new force better than anyone. Outnumbered and outgunned, the embattled remnants of the old political powers call on the Rocinante for a desperate mission to reach Medina Station at the heart of the gate network. But the new alliances are as flawed as the old, and the struggle for power has only just begun. As the chaos grows, an alien mystery deepens. Pirate fleets, mutiny and betrayal may be the least of the Rocinante's problems. And in the uncanny spaces past the ring gates, the choices of a few damaged and desperate people may determine the fate of more than just humanity.
Author: Rigel Ailur Publisher: ISBN: 9781456503802 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 370
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Alex hides. From her family for over thirty thousand years. From an overly ambitious reporter determined to discover her life history. From the man who loves her. Can she let go of the past without losing herself?
Author: Xiao YaoHuanYu Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1648147429 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 717
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In the twenty-first century, just as Li Yun was about to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, a bolt of purple lightning struck him, bringing him to a chaotic period. In the end, when he encountered Pangu, he took his treasure, and during the time of Pangu's creation, he was schemed by the heavens to help Pangu.Li Yun: What did Hong Jun say ...
Author: Allyson James Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780425218440 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 308
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When Saba Watanabe, a once-powerful witch, is attacked by white dragons in human form, she is forced to turn to Malcolm, a black dragon who once made her his love slave, and together they must search for a mysterious book, filled with profound secrets, that is the key to their survival. Original
Author: Xiao ShuTeng Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1649480490 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 601
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The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms was merely a few moves on Earth, and was in fact the number one technique in all realms. The hero of the generation, Xiao Feng, in order to protect Song Liao and peace, had committed suicide by cutting his throat in the Stony Valley outside of Yanmen Pass, yet he accidentally crossed into another world and unraveled the secrets behind the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms step by step. [Close]
Author: Jia CanFan Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1636549012 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 872
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The mysterious youth, Wang Xiaoshi, returned to the city ten years later and entered a luxurious apartment. A series of conflicts followed. With the return of the big boss, there was an earth-shattering event. Genetic recombination, family business, special forces, all sorts of organizations focused on this apartment through their eyes.
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