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  • The Green Phoenix

    by Alice Poon ...
    With the fate of East Asia hanging in the balance, one Mongolian woman manipulates her lovers, sons and grandsons through war and upheaval to create an empire that lasted for 250 years. The Green Phoenix tells the story of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, born a Mongolian princess who became a consort in the Manchu court and then the Qing Dynasty's first matriarch. She lived through harrowing ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • The Heavenly Sword

    by Alice Poon ...
    Series Book 1 - Sword Maiden from the Moon
    Set in a world of human conflicts, fantastical martial arts, sorcery and celestial magic, Alice Poon's debut fantasy, The Heavenly Sword, follows a martial maiden's heartbreaking adventures in her quest for love and justice.The goddess Chang'e, reborn as Shandong village girl Tang Sai'er, is sent by the Deities to the mortal world to impede a future tyrant. Her mission requires her to be both a ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • The Earthly Blaze

    by Alice Poon ...
    Series Book 2 - Sword Maiden from the Moon
    In this propulsive sequel to The Heavenly Sword, the heroine Sai'er is beset with grim challenges as she leads the White Lotus Sect to oppose Emperor Zhu Di. When the Green Dragon threatens to kill villagers to punish Sai'er for wounding Zhu Di, she is forced to fight the demon in an undersea battle.Aided by her immortal friends, Sai'er engages in violent clashes with the enemy camp. All the while ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Tales of Ming Courtesans

    by Alice Poon ...
    From the author of The Green Phoenix comes a riveting tale of female friendship, honor, and sacrifice for love, set in 17th-Century China and featuring the intertwined stories of three of the era's most renowned courtesans, escorts skilled in music, poetry and painting who could decide themselves whether or not to offer patrons bed favors. Inspired by literary works and folklore, Tales of Ming ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

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    This powerful novel by Mo Yan—one of contemporary China’s most famous and prolific writers—is both a stirring love story and an unsparing critique of political corruption during the final years of the Qing Dynasty, China’s last imperial epoch.Sandalwood Death is set during the Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901)—an anti-imperialist struggle waged by North China’s farmers and craftsmen in opposition to ... Read more

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  • Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies

    by Moss Roberts ...
    Series series The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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  • She Who Became the Sun

    by Shelley Parker-Chan ...
    Series Book 1 - The Radiant Emperor Duology
    Two-time British Fantasy Award WinnerAstounding Award WinnerLambda Literary Award FinalistHugo Award FinalistLocus Award FinalistA Dragon Award Finalist**Otherwise Award Finalist“I loved it.”—The New York Times**"Magnificent in every way."—Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree"A ... ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • The Ghost Bride

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    by Yangsze Choo ...
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  • Imperial Woman

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    by Pearl S. Buck ...
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  • River of Stars

    by Guy Gavriel Kay ...
    Series Book 2 - Under Heaven
    Ren Daiyan was still just a boy when he took the lives of seven men while guarding an imperial magistrate of Kitai. That moment on a lonely road changed his life in entirely unexpected ways, sending him into the forests of Kitai among the outlaws. From there he emerges years later—and his life changes again, dramatically, as he moves toward the court and the emperor while war approaches Kitai from ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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  • Under Heaven

    by Guy Gavriel Kay ...
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    Inspired by the glory of Tang Dynasty China in the eighth century, Guy Gavriel Kay melds history and the fantastic into something both powerful and emotionally compelling. Under Heaven is a novel on the grandest narrative scale, encompassing the intimate details of individual lives in an unforgettable time and place. Shen Tai is the son of a general who led the forces of imperial Kitai in that ... Read more

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  • Empress Orchid

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    by Anchee Min ...
    "A fascinating novel, similar to Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha . . . A revisionist portrait of a beautiful and strong-willed woman" ( Houston Chronicle ).A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the YearFrom Anchee Min, a master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story ... ... Read more

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