The Archipelago is still plagued by dragons and its peoples live in terror of their coming. Kheda, Risala and Velindre chase rumours of a water dragon, as they alone have discovered the secret means to repel these fearsome beasts. Yet this has won them no friends and they are forced to travel incognito, their lives at risk. The delicate political balance of the islands teeters as rival factions spar and warfare threatens. Kheda is reluctantly drawn into the fray as his dragon fighting powers become a powerful political tool – but he and his companions are tainted by the suspicion of forbidden magic. This places them in great danger but also has wider implications for the power structure of the islands. Kheda’s contact with northern magic has caused him to doubt the very foundations of his people’s ancient beliefs, placing his future as a warlord in doubt and making the succession of his
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2015 An NBC Latino Selection for Ten Great Latino Books Published in 2015 Arriving in Buenos Aires in 1913, with only a suitcase and her father’s cherished violin to her name, seventeen-year-old Leda is shocked to find that the husband she has travelled across an ocean to reach is dead. Unable to return home, alone, and on the brink of destitution, she finds herself seduced by the tango, the dance that underscores every aspect of life in her new city. Knowing that she can never play in public as a woman, Leda disguises herself as a young man to join a troupe of musicians. In the illicit, scandalous world of brothels and cabarets, the line between Leda and her disguise begins to blur, and forbidden longings that she has long kept suppressed are realized for the first time. Powerfully sensual, The Gods of Tango is an erotically charged story of music,
The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 Third in the series of books displaying China's most glittering historic treasures, this magnificent work unveils the artifacts of the splendid dynastic life mysteriously led behind the walls of the Forbidden City. Full-color illustrations. Forlag: Viking Adult Udgivelsesår: 1988 Sider: 327 Sprog: Engelsk
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In 1611 a mysterious letter was received by the London merchants of the East India Company. It came from William Adams, an Englishman who had settled in Japan, then a forbidden and unknown land. The letter inspired the merchants to go to the Far East and trade with the Japanese through Adams Titel: Samurai William : The adventurer who unlocked Japan Genre: Historisk Sammendrag: I 1611 modtog Londons købmænd et brev fra en strandet engelsk sømand, William Adams, som havde boet i Japan i over et årti. Syv eventyrere blev sendt for at finde og blive venner med Adams. Hans viden om Japans rigdomme gjorde ham værdifuld, men de opdagede, at Adams allerede var blevet en del af det lokale liv. Type: Paperback
Architecture, which can be understood in its most basic sense as a form of enclosure created with an aesthetic intent, first made its appearance in the Prehistoric Age. From its earliest developments, architecture changed over time and in different cultures in response to changing cultural needs, aesthetic interests, materials, and techniques. The A to Z of Architecture provides information on architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Tadao Ando, Leon Battista Alberti, Filippo Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, and Konstantin Stepanovich Melnikov, as well as on famous structures like the Acropolis, the Colosseum, the Forbidden City, Machu Pichu, Notre Dame, the Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge, and the World Trade Center. The dictionary examines the development of architecture over the centuries through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entri
"A photographic journey of China's most famous cultural and natural sites"--Jacket. The 29 sites in China on the World Heritage list are introduced and illustrated in this striking reference guide. Filled with photographs and presented in an easy-to-access format, this book takes you on an information-filled journey to the sites of wonder in China, man-made and natural: the Great Wall of China; the Terracotta Warriors, the Forbidden City, the holy Taoist mountain of Wudang Shan; the sacred Buddhist pilgrimage site of Emei Shan; the massive irrigation project of Dujiangyan; and the elegant classical gardens of Suzhou. A great reference guide for the traveller of the world. – The Great Wall: This is one of the greatest engineering projects in human history. Built from the 7th century BC to the 15th century AD, it extends for almost 4000 miles. – The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dyn
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