Author: Michael Schaible
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434918327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Bay Wang kept turning down unwanted suitors that bargained for her marriage. But one day, a poor gentleman broke into her father's farm to borrow a rooster, but her father accused him of stealing. Hong agreed to enter a bargain with the rich farmer to save his hand. With Bay and a servant named Chi, Hong took the search for a magical stone called The Eye of the Sleeping Dragon. But the stone was only a part of a fable Bay's grandfather used to tell the rich farmer. Now, Hong had to either bring home The Eye or prove that the stone was unreal. An unwanted task in the beginning turned out to be a good adventure with fantastic creatures and the wonders of the mountain. Eye of the Sleeping Dragon, by Michael Charles Schaible, is an adventure that leads to a happy, fruitful ending.
The Sleeping Dragon
Author: Joel Rosenberg
Publisher: New Amer Library
ISBN: 9780451453501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The story begins with seven college students and a professor gathering to play a game similar to Dungeons and Dragons. Little do they know that the professor will magically teleport the seven students to the very world the game takes place in, and they will possess the bodies and minds of the characters they played as.
Publisher: New Amer Library
ISBN: 9780451453501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The story begins with seven college students and a professor gathering to play a game similar to Dungeons and Dragons. Little do they know that the professor will magically teleport the seven students to the very world the game takes place in, and they will possess the bodies and minds of the characters they played as.
Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon
Author: Judy Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781585369775
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1572 Beijing, when a nine-year-old boy is named Emperor of China, Hu Wan offers the gift of a cricket cage carved from a gourd he and his grandfather grew.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781585369775
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1572 Beijing, when a nine-year-old boy is named Emperor of China, Hu Wan offers the gift of a cricket cage carved from a gourd he and his grandfather grew.
The Sleeping Dragon
Author: James Pearson
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
This is a fascinating story about a boy named Matt that set out on a Journey to confront a Mythical beast in order to help his Mother.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
This is a fascinating story about a boy named Matt that set out on a Journey to confront a Mythical beast in order to help his Mother.
The Three Kingdoms, Volume 2: The Sleeping Dragon
Author: Luo Guanzhong
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462914381
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
This exciting new translation of the Chinese classic is designed to delight modern readers. The Three Kingdoms is an epic Chinese novel written over six centuries ago. It recounts in vivid historical detail the turbulent years at the close of the Han Dynasty when China broke into three competing kingdoms and over half the population was killed or driven from their homes. readers will experience the loyalty and treachery, the brotherhood and rivalry of China's legendary heroes and villains during the most tumultuous period in Chinese history. Part myth, part reality, The Three Kingdoms is considered the most significant work in classic Chinese literature. Many Chinese people view it not only as a work of art but also as a moral guide to success in life and business. Foreigners often read it to gain insights into Chinese society and culture. From the saga of The Three Kingdoms, readers will learn how great warriors motivated their troops and enhanced their influence while disguising their weaknesses and turning the strengths of others against them. Complete with footnotes and a detailed character list, this readable new edition is sure to thrill today's readers from all over the world. This second volume introduces Liu Bei's greatest ally, his advisor Zhuge Lian--a master strategist whose inventiveness allowed Liu Bei to claim many victories in the never-ending battle for dominance during the Warring States period in Chinese history.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462914381
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
This exciting new translation of the Chinese classic is designed to delight modern readers. The Three Kingdoms is an epic Chinese novel written over six centuries ago. It recounts in vivid historical detail the turbulent years at the close of the Han Dynasty when China broke into three competing kingdoms and over half the population was killed or driven from their homes. readers will experience the loyalty and treachery, the brotherhood and rivalry of China's legendary heroes and villains during the most tumultuous period in Chinese history. Part myth, part reality, The Three Kingdoms is considered the most significant work in classic Chinese literature. Many Chinese people view it not only as a work of art but also as a moral guide to success in life and business. Foreigners often read it to gain insights into Chinese society and culture. From the saga of The Three Kingdoms, readers will learn how great warriors motivated their troops and enhanced their influence while disguising their weaknesses and turning the strengths of others against them. Complete with footnotes and a detailed character list, this readable new edition is sure to thrill today's readers from all over the world. This second volume introduces Liu Bei's greatest ally, his advisor Zhuge Lian--a master strategist whose inventiveness allowed Liu Bei to claim many victories in the never-ending battle for dominance during the Warring States period in Chinese history.
An Audience with the Sleeping Dragon
Author: G L Abrar
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546289100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1023
Book Description
Book One: The Spear of Longinus A young girl finds herself in the clutches of a monster. Her only hope is to fall back on her love of stories which she discovers is her adversary’s one weakness. And thus begins her tale of the life and mission of Mary Magdalan and the founding of the early Christian Church in western Europe as together the girl and the monster go on a quest for Spear, Sword, Grael, Robe and Shroud. Finally her own destiny is revealed. Religious Fantasy Fiction
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546289100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1023
Book Description
Book One: The Spear of Longinus A young girl finds herself in the clutches of a monster. Her only hope is to fall back on her love of stories which she discovers is her adversary’s one weakness. And thus begins her tale of the life and mission of Mary Magdalan and the founding of the early Christian Church in western Europe as together the girl and the monster go on a quest for Spear, Sword, Grael, Robe and Shroud. Finally her own destiny is revealed. Religious Fantasy Fiction
Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon
Author: Judy Young
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1534103104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Outside Beijing, China, in the year 1572, nine-year-old Hu-Wan tends the vegetable garden with his grandfather. Their specialty is growing gourds that are made into ladles and bowls and sold in the marketplace. Each year, one special gourd is made into a cricket cage. This year, it is Hu-Wan's turn to grow and carve the special gourd. He decides it should be carved into the shape of a sleeping dragon. When Hu-Wan learns that the emperor has died and his nine-year-old son is named Emperor of China, he decides to give the dragon cricket cage to the young emperor to offer comfort and cheer.
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1534103104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Outside Beijing, China, in the year 1572, nine-year-old Hu-Wan tends the vegetable garden with his grandfather. Their specialty is growing gourds that are made into ladles and bowls and sold in the marketplace. Each year, one special gourd is made into a cricket cage. This year, it is Hu-Wan's turn to grow and carve the special gourd. He decides it should be carved into the shape of a sleeping dragon. When Hu-Wan learns that the emperor has died and his nine-year-old son is named Emperor of China, he decides to give the dragon cricket cage to the young emperor to offer comfort and cheer.
Tickling the Sleeping Dragon's Tail
Author: Wes Engel
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669854558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
World War II rages on in the European and Pacific fronts. Troy, ‘Tank’, Connors, an American soldier serving in France is severely wounded. He is discharged from the military and returns home to North Carolina to rehabilitate. Back home he and his young wife must somehow put their lives back together. His life is again turned upside down when he accepts a job at an unknown government town with no name or address in the mountains of New Mexico. There, he joins an elite group of scientists working on a top secret government program; the Manhattan Project, building the first atomic bomb. The twists and turns mount as Tank, at one point, is wrongly accused of international espionage. Tank becomes a hunted man. He has few allies on his side. In the climax scene it takes a daring move to save himself.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669854558
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
World War II rages on in the European and Pacific fronts. Troy, ‘Tank’, Connors, an American soldier serving in France is severely wounded. He is discharged from the military and returns home to North Carolina to rehabilitate. Back home he and his young wife must somehow put their lives back together. His life is again turned upside down when he accepts a job at an unknown government town with no name or address in the mountains of New Mexico. There, he joins an elite group of scientists working on a top secret government program; the Manhattan Project, building the first atomic bomb. The twists and turns mount as Tank, at one point, is wrongly accused of international espionage. Tank becomes a hunted man. He has few allies on his side. In the climax scene it takes a daring move to save himself.
The Sleeping Dragon: Book 1
Author: TJ Hackworth
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1635251265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Our story opens in a small fictitious town called Silver Meadows situated somewhere near our nation's capital. Two pastors will soon be discovering the evil that the lovers of Satan are spreading throughout their community. Many of the problems that concern Christians, -drugs, abortion and immorality for example, -will be faced by the people who live there. Lives will be changed as the story unfolds and various activities are exposed that all might see. Some of those involved will come to understand that they have to choose either God's love or Satan's hate, just as we all must do.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1635251265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Our story opens in a small fictitious town called Silver Meadows situated somewhere near our nation's capital. Two pastors will soon be discovering the evil that the lovers of Satan are spreading throughout their community. Many of the problems that concern Christians, -drugs, abortion and immorality for example, -will be faced by the people who live there. Lives will be changed as the story unfolds and various activities are exposed that all might see. Some of those involved will come to understand that they have to choose either God's love or Satan's hate, just as we all must do.
Eye of the Sleeping Dragon
Author: Michael Schaible
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434918327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Bay Wang kept turning down unwanted suitors that bargained for her marriage. But one day, a poor gentleman broke into her father's farm to borrow a rooster, but her father accused him of stealing. Hong agreed to enter a bargain with the rich farmer to save his hand. With Bay and a servant named Chi, Hong took the search for a magical stone called The Eye of the Sleeping Dragon. But the stone was only a part of a fable Bay's grandfather used to tell the rich farmer. Now, Hong had to either bring home The Eye or prove that the stone was unreal. An unwanted task in the beginning turned out to be a good adventure with fantastic creatures and the wonders of the mountain. Eye of the Sleeping Dragon, by Michael Charles Schaible, is an adventure that leads to a happy, fruitful ending.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434918327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Bay Wang kept turning down unwanted suitors that bargained for her marriage. But one day, a poor gentleman broke into her father's farm to borrow a rooster, but her father accused him of stealing. Hong agreed to enter a bargain with the rich farmer to save his hand. With Bay and a servant named Chi, Hong took the search for a magical stone called The Eye of the Sleeping Dragon. But the stone was only a part of a fable Bay's grandfather used to tell the rich farmer. Now, Hong had to either bring home The Eye or prove that the stone was unreal. An unwanted task in the beginning turned out to be a good adventure with fantastic creatures and the wonders of the mountain. Eye of the Sleeping Dragon, by Michael Charles Schaible, is an adventure that leads to a happy, fruitful ending.
The Sleeping Dragon
Author: Joel Rosenberg
Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780451148339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Seven students engaged in a role-playing board game are transferred into their game world and must find their way home. The series continues with The Sword and the Chain (1984, 1987), The Silver Crown (1985), Heir Apparent (1987), The Warrior Lives (1990), and The Road to Ehvenor (1991).
Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780451148339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Seven students engaged in a role-playing board game are transferred into their game world and must find their way home. The series continues with The Sword and the Chain (1984, 1987), The Silver Crown (1985), Heir Apparent (1987), The Warrior Lives (1990), and The Road to Ehvenor (1991).