Download or read book Eternal Empire 8 written by Jonathan Luna and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tair and Rion finally reach the Empress but face disastrous consequences.
Download or read book Eternal Empire written by Alec Nevala-Lee and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An electrifying mystery that will draw one woman into a global conspiracy—and into the sights of one of the most dangerous men in the world... Maddy Blume is a survivor. Years ago, while working as an art analyst in New York, she was changed forever by an encounter with Ilya Severin, the thief and former assassin once known as the Scythian. Now, in London, she is presented with an unusual proposition: to go undercover as an art consultant to a Russian oil billionaire suspected of channeling profits to military intelligence. As Maddy grows closer to her new boss, however, she discovers that his ambitions extend far beyond natural resources. He is out to shape the future of Russia on a massive scale, using the secret of the mythical empire of Shambhala in a quest that will lead Maddy on a violent odyssey across Europe and to the far edge of the Black Sea. Yet her involvement has not gone unnoticed. Not by the secret police. Not by her employer’s rivals. And least of all by the Scythian himself...
Download or read book The Everlasting Empire written by Yuri Pines and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in 221 BCE, the Chinese empire lasted for 2,132 years before being replaced by the Republic of China in 1912. During its two millennia, the empire endured internal wars, foreign incursions, alien occupations, and devastating rebellions--yet fundamental institutional, sociopolitical, and cultural features of the empire remained intact. The Everlasting Empire traces the roots of the Chinese empire's exceptional longevity and unparalleled political durability, and shows how lessons from the imperial past are relevant for China today. Yuri Pines demonstrates that the empire survived and adjusted to a variety of domestic and external challenges through a peculiar combination of rigid ideological premises and their flexible implementation. The empire's major political actors and neighbors shared its fundamental ideological principles, such as unity under a single monarch--hence, even the empire's strongest domestic and foreign foes adopted the system of imperial rule. Yet details of this rule were constantly negotiated and adjusted. Pines shows how deep tensions between political actors including the emperor, the literati, local elites, and rebellious commoners actually enabled the empire's basic institutional framework to remain critically vital and adaptable to ever-changing sociopolitical circumstances. As contemporary China moves toward a new period of prosperity and power in the twenty-first century, Pines argues that the legacy of the empire may become an increasingly important force in shaping the nation's future trajectory.
Download or read book Eternal Empire Vol 1 written by Jonathan Luna and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JONATHAN LUNA (ALEX + ADA, THE SWORD, Spider-Woman: Origin) and SARAH VAUGHN (ALEX + ADA, Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love, Ruined) team up again with ETERNAL EMPIRE, a fantasy epic! The Eternal Empress has waged war against the countries of Saia for over 100 years, and now her sights are set on the last country standing. But within the brutal Empire's workforce, a young man and woman discover they share a synergistic power that could change the fate of the entire world. Collects ETERNAL EMPIRE #1-5
Download or read book Envisioning Eternal Empire written by Yuri Pines and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious book looks into the reasons for the exceptional durability of the Chinese empire, which lasted for more than two millennia (221 B.C.E.-1911 C.E.). Yuri Pines identifies the roots of the empire's longevity in the activities of thinkers of the Warring States period (453-221 B.C.E.), who, in their search for solutions to an ongoing political crisis, developed ideals, values, and perceptions that would become essential for the future imperial polity. In marked distinction to similar empires worldwide, the Chinese empire was envisioned and to a certain extent "preplanned" long before it came into being. As a result, it was not only a military and administrative construct, but also an intellectual one. Pines makes the argument that it was precisely its ideological appeal that allowed the survival and regeneration of the empire after repeated periods of turmoil. Envisioning Eternal Empire presents a panoptic survey of philosophical and social conflicts in Warring States political culture. By examining the extant corpus of preimperial literature, including transmitted texts and manuscripts uncovered at archaeological sites, Pines locates the common ideas of competing thinkers that underlie their ideological controversies. This bold approach allows him to transcend the once fashionable perspective of competing "schools of thought" and show that beneath the immense pluralism of Warring States thought one may identify common ideological choices that eventually shaped traditional Chinese political culture
Download or read book Centurion written by Simon Scarrow and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling adventures of two Roman army officers continue in this bestselling novel as the Empire faces a new threat from its enemy Parthia. Parthia is vying with Rome for control of Palmyra, an officially neutral kingdom. Palmyra’s royal household is on the brink of open revolt, and so a task force under the command of experienced soldiers, Macro and Cato, is dispatched to defend its king and guard its borders. When Parthia hears of the Roman army’s presence, it starts amassing its troops for war. Macro’s cohort must march against the enemy, deep into treacherous territory. If Palmyra is not to fall into the clutches of Parthia, they will have to defeat superior numbers in a desperate siege . . . The quest for a lasting peace has never been more challenging, nor more critical for the future of the empire. Praise for Centurion “Roman legionnaires Marco and Cato continue their martial adventures in the eighth installment of Scarrow’s splendid Eagle series. . . . Military and political intrigue abounds as combat positions are staked out, and the historical and literary stage is authentically set for a series of sizzling battle scenes.” —Booklist “Replete with court intrigue, deadly politics, and massive close-quarters battle scenes, Scarrow’s newest is excellent historical fiction.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Star Wars Vol 4 written by Charles Soule and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2022-09-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Star Wars (2020) #19-23. Luke Skywalker's quest for answers takes a dangerous turn! As the Rebellion tries to pull itself together for a last-ditch effort to defeat the evil Galactic Empire, Luke realizes it's time to take the next step on the path to becoming a Jedi. But the Jedi order is gone, so where can Luke turn to find the legacy he so desperately needs? The voice of Master Yoda will be a key piece of instruction in his journey, but Yoda will not teach the lesson Luke must learn. And this lesson will take - and give - more than the young Skywalker could ever have imagined! Plus: After a mission gone wrong, ace Rebel pilot Shara Bey - mother of Poe Dameron - was left stranded on a Star Destroyer. And now her time is running out!
Download or read book Eternal Warrior Vol 2 Eternal Emperor TPB written by Greg Pak and published by Valiant Entertainment. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long live the Eternal Emperor! Two thousand years from today, the planet has been transformed by science, technology?and war. The centuries have not been kind to the Earth?s own undying warrior, but a battle that could change everything is only just beginning for the Eternal Emperor and the tattered remnant of humanity under his protection. Will this be a new dawn for the age of heroes ? or its death knell? And what uncanny confluence of science, myth, and magic has rendered the world ? and its own Eternal Warrior ? into war-ravaged remnants of their former selves? Collecting ETERNAL WARRIOR #5-8, the Fist and Steel?s battle continues right here as New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak (Batman/Superman) and rising star Robert Gill (Batgirl) build a bridge to the year 4001?and unearth a brand-new era for the heroes of the Valiant Universe.
Download or read book Ahren written by Torsten Weitze and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-09 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His normal life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down.From his new master he learns the skills of archery and how to fight the Dark Ones. And then, on the day of the Spring Ceremony there is another unexpected turn of events. He touches the Stone of the Gods and it illuminates for the first time ever. It isn't long before a cantankerous wizard turns up and urges Falk and Ahren into action. There is no time to waste, for something evil is awakening.The unlikely trio begin their dangerous journey to Evergreen, the elfish kingdom to get the elves' help. But time is running out. HE, WHO FORCES has his eyes trained on Ahren and nothing will stop him from destroying the young man.Let yourself be swept into the fantastic world of Jorath by diving into AHREN, THE THIRTEENTH PALADIN (volume 1). For all fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS and David Edding's BELGARIAD.
Download or read book Alex Ada Vol 1 written by Jonathan Luna and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects ALEX + ADA #1-5. From JONATHAN LUNA (GIRLS, THE SWORD, ULTRA, Spider-Woman: Origin) and SARAH VAUGHN (Sparkshooter) comes ALEX + ADA, a sci-fi drama set in the near future. The last thing in the world Alex wanted was an X5, the latest in realistic androids. But after Ada is dropped into his life, he discovers she is more than just a robot.
Download or read book Range of Ghosts written by Elizabeth Bear and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful new fantasy from Hugo award–winning author Elizabeth Bear, Range of Ghosts creates a world both deep and broad, where a sorcerer-prince seeks world domination for the glory of his God. Temur, grandson of the Great Khan, is walking from a battlefield where he was left for dead. All around lie the fallen armies of his cousin and his brother who made war to rule the Khaganate. Temur is now the legitimate heir by blood to his grandfather's throne, but he is not the strongest. Going into exile is the only way to survive his ruthless cousin. Once-Princess Samarkar is climbing the thousand steps of the Citadel of the Wizards of Tsarepheth. She was heir to the Rasan Empire until her father got a son on a new wife. Then she was sent to be the wife of a Prince in Song, but that marriage ended in battle and blood. Now she has renounced her worldly power to seek the magical power of the wizards. These two will come together to stand against the hidden cult that has so carefully brought all the empires of the Celadon Highway to strife and civil war through guile and deceit and sorcerous power. The Eternal Sky Trilogy #1 Range of Ghosts #2 Shattered Pillars #3 Steles of the Sky At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Resisting Empire written by Jason A. Whitlark and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a fresh reading about the purpose for which Hebrews was written. In this book Whitlark argues that Hebrews engages both the negative pressures (persecution) and positive attractions (honor/prosperity) of its audience's Roman imperial context. Consequently, the audience of Hebrews appears to be in danger of defecting to the pagan imperial context. Due to the imperial nature of these pressures, Hebrews obliquely critiques the imperial script according to the rhetorical expectations in the first-century Mediterranean world-namely, through the use of figured speech. This critique is the primary focus of Whitlark's project. Whitlark examines Hebrews's figured response to the imperial hopes boasted by Rome along with Rome's claim to eternal rule, to the power of life and death, and to be led by the true, victorious ruler. Whitlark also makes a case for discerning Hebrews's response to the challenges of Flavian triumph. Whitlark concludes his study by suggesting that Hebrews functions much like Revelation, that is, to resist the draw of the Christians' Roman imperial context. This is done, in part, by providing a covert opposition to Roman imperial discourse. He also offers evaluation of relapse theories for Hebrews, of Hebrews's place among early Christian martyrdom, and of the nature of the resistance that Hebrews promotes.
Download or read book The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 8 written by Edward Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Centurion written by Simon Scarrow and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first century AD the Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy Parthia. Parthia is vying with Rome for control of Palmyra, an officially neutral kingdom. Palmyra's royal household is on the brink of open revolt, and so a task force under the command of experienced soldiers Macro and Cato is dispatched to defend its king and guard its borders. When Parthia hears of the Roman army's presence, it starts amassing its troops for war. Macro's cohort must march against the enemy, deep into treacherous territory. If Palmyra is not to fall into the clutches of Parthia, they will have to defeat superior numbers in a desperate siege. The quest for a lasting peace has never been more challenging, or more critical for the future of the Empire...
Download or read book Star Wars Galactic Atlas written by Lucasfilm Ltd and published by Chirpy Bird. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A non-fiction atlas detailing everything you need to know about the worlds and creatures of the Star Wars universe. Facts about planets and characters are woven into complex, brand-new illustrations that will keep fans busy for hours. A true keepsake for all Star Wars aficionados and a perfect gift for anytime of the year!
Download or read book Image Vol 2 5 written by Various and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two of the Diamond Gem Award-winning comics magazine IMAGE+ continues with all the hard-hitting content you love. This issue features another 80 pages of interviews, previews, and in-depth features, plus exclusive comics content. IMAGE+ remains your number-one source for news and information about Image Comics, and now's the perfect time to get in on the ground floor. IMAGE+ is once again available for the low, low price of FREE for anyone already purchasing a copy of Diamond's Previews.
Download or read book Flight of the Eternal Emperor written by James Rogers and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-24 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emperor: demented, paranoid, all-powerful. The Sorcerer: obsessed with destroying the monster. The Woman: the fly in the ointment? Jeseque Debrone, newly graduated avionics engineer, is eager to make the most of her unexpected post in the Imperial Defence Forces, a position she recognises as the ideal launching pad for her subversive career. Ironically, her transmission of classified information to the rebels in the north results in her inclusion in a top-secret mission. But Jeseque doesn't buy the official line, that she and her crewmates are aboard an interstellar spacecraft, embarking upon a 30-lightyear journey to a sister planet. She believes that the heavily armed craft is in fact a secret weapons platform, with its sights set on the troublesome tribes in the north. The presence of secretive magicians and their unfathomable technologies only serves to increase her mistrust. Destlar, the Eternal Emperor and the focus of Jeseque's hatred, is demented, paranoid and all-powerful. Though he is ignorant of the fact, physical death for him is but a step to omnipotent carnage and chaos. How does one go about destroying such a monster? One magician believes he has the answer, and the interstellar voyage is the culmination of his centuries-long machinations. Jeseque unwittingly steps in the path of the sorcerer's hurtling train, and almost derails it.
