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After an unexpected and devastating loss at the Battle of Atropatene, the Crown Prince of Pars must gain new strength and make new allies to retake his lost kingdom. The 14-year-old Arslan has been sheltered for most of his life, but now must face the challenges of warfare, betrayal, politics and something even more sinister looming on the horizon. With the help of a few loyal followers, Arslan quickly learns that nothing is ever as it seems on the surface. His own family history, the identity of the masked stranger trying to kill him, and the cause of increasingly strange supernatural events are all mysteries to be solved. Set in a fictional representation of ancient Persia, this classic story (from Japanese author Dr. Yoshiki Tanaka) combines political intrigue, military tactics, and fantasy.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong was first serialized in newspapers from 1 January 1957 to 19 May 1959. The book is the first of the Condor Trilogy. The story has undergone two revisions. The second edition was released in December 1975 and and the third edition was published in June 2002.
Good news, I've traveled through time. Bad news, it's Greek mythology. Good news, I traveled through time very early, before the gods were born, and I was the first creature of Chaos Chaos. The souls from another world changed the trajectory of fate, and Tarun discovered that by pushing fate forward, he could become stronger, and so... an invisible force was added to the torrent of history. "The so-called fate is destined, and as for what fate is, I have the final say." Said Tarun, the god of fate. This book is also known as [I am a God in Greece], [The God King is Changing, the Prophet is Iron] - there are already "Lord of Mysteries", "This Game is Too Real", "Super God Mechanic", "This Dungeon is Growing Mushrooms", "Why Become an Immortal Without Money?" and other high-quality reading experiences with tens of thousands of subscriptions, please feel free to read!
Jang Seok-min (Shou), a lawyer who enjoys casual meetings with women, was kidnapped by mysterious people one day and became Zahar (Gong)’s concubine…
A collection of four homoerot*c stories published in the late Ming Dynasty. 1. A Hanlin Academician goes undercover to win the affections of a young scholar. 2. An accomplished soldier finds himself the target of a persistent suitor. 3. An opera singer goes to the greatest of lengths to repay his saviour. 4. A filial son has no choice but to sell himself into prostitution to save his father.
This book is Jiang Yingliu’s memoir, which narrates Liu’er life from Beauty to Empress in the palace. Under the plain sentences lies the difficult life in the palace for more than 50 years. Inside the palace, everyone is pitiful. The author describes the majority of “my” life in the palace after “I” accidentally entered the palace in first-person perspective and shows a different life in the imperial harem. Rather than intrigue and contention, the life here is quite peaceful and happy. Finally, I wish them reincarnate as civilians next life and never enter the palace again as they wished. Pink hands so fine, Gold-branded wine, Spring paints the willows green palace walls can’t confine. East wind unfair, Happy times rare. In my heart sad thoughts throng; We severed for years long. Wrong, wrong, wrong! Spring is as green, In vain she’s lean, Her kerchief soaked with tears and red with stains unclean. Peach blossoms fall Near deserted hall. Our oath is still there. Lo! No word to her can go. No, no, no!
The story is about friendship and love, deception and betrayal, ambition and lust for power. In the middle of it all is, Linghu Chong, an orphan who is the senior student of Yue Buqun, leader of Huashan Sect, and the protagonist of the story. The story deals with his journey and development as a swordsman and his witness to the various intrigues which take place in the martial world of the story.