The Emperor's Bones

Author: ADAMWILLIAMS
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: 'this book is poetic and romantic in parts, harrowing and tragic in others. It's not exactly light, holiday reading, as it requires a hefty amount of concentration, but persevere when the going gets tough and you'll be richly rewarded.'--heat 'bravo! what a magnificent achievement. I found myself absolutely gripped throughout, first and foremost '-- ranamitter 'The Emperor's Bones is a swashbuckling novel with the right ingredients for a riveting read, and a movie too... a rollicking, action-packed, lusty tale of adventure. It's certain to be very successful, and it deserves to be. It would make an excellent film. Anyone who wants many hours of none-too-taxing thrills will enjoy it. But it's also very well-researched, and readers will receive a painless education in the politics of China in the 1920s while relishing the rolls in the hay, the grand set-pieces, and the rapid movement of characters and events across the landscapes of eastern China.' -- Taipei Times 'this book is poetic and romantic in parts, harrowing and tragic in others. It's not exactly light, holiday reading, as it requires a hefty amount of concentration, but persevere when the going gets tough and you'll be richly rewarded.'--heat 'bravo! what a magnificent achievement. I found myself absolutely gripped throughout, first and foremost '-- ranamitter 'The Emperor's Bones is a swashbuckling novel with the right ingredients for a riveting read, and a movie too... a rollicking, action-packed, lusty tale of adventure.' -- Taipei Times praise for the Palace of Heavenly Pleasure intrigue, adventure and romance await, but it is William's vivid knowledge of China and the complexities which lie within the sleeping dragon that make this a worthy read -- Straits Times 'storytelling of the epic kind - this 700-page tale about sinners and lovers in 1900's China will have you gripped' -- heat 'a rattling good read. full of love and loss and guts and gore and derring-do, this is as good as an adventure story gets... Williams is a master' -- The Times 'James Clavell left a huge gap in far eastern epic storytelling... it looks as if he finally has a successor with the appearance of Williams's novel on the Boxer Rebellion of 1900... Williams intermingles romance, peril and murder in old China and spikes it with emotion and a spirit of adventure. Heavenly pleasure indeed' -- Publishing News 'an epic historical and romantic story as well as an impressive first novel' -- Sunday Mirror 'this book is poetic and romantic in parts, harrowing and tragic in others.'--this text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.