Heir To The Empire The Next Generation

Author : Jonathan Taylor
Publisher : Jonathan Taylor
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9783982368603

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Heir To The Empire: The Next Generation by Jonathan Taylor Pdf

Martha always admired her veteran father and sought to emulate his example. Her wish was granted when she, along with her prodigious and reclusive best friend Elisabeth, was accepted in the premier military academy in the world. Once there, the two are assigned in a unit with Giuliana, a free-spirited and passionate fellow cadet, as well as Viktor, a young man who maintains his cool in almost all situations and is seemingly full of surprises. As the semester rolls through, they face the hardships the university pushes on them as well as befriend some of their fellow cadets, however a looming terrorist threat and the secrets they keep from each other threaten to tear their careers, and friendships, apart.

Author : Keith R. A. DeCandido
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416558842

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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Empire: A Burning House by Keith R. A. DeCandido Pdf

They have been the Federation's staunchest allies, and its fiercest adversaries. Cunning, ruthless, driven by an instinct for violence and defined by a complex code of honor, they must push ever outward in order to survive, defying the icy ravages of space with the fire of their hearts. They are the Klingons, and if you think you already know all there is to learn about them...think again. From its highest echelons of power to the shocking depths of its lowest castes, from its savagely aggressive military to its humble farmers, from political machinations of galactic import to personal demons and family strife, the Klingon Empire is revealed as never before when the captain and crew of the I.K.S. Gorkon finally return to their homeworld of Qo'noS in a sweeping tale of intrigue, love, betrayal, and honor.

Author : Paul W. Kroll
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004380158

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Critical Readings on Tang China by Paul W. Kroll Pdf

The Tang dynasty, lasting from 618 to 907, was the high point of medieval Chinese history, featuring unprecedented achievements in governmental organization, economic and territorial expansion, literature, the arts, and religion. Many Tang practices continued, with various developments, to influence Chinese society for the next thousand years. For these and other reasons the Tang has been a key focus of Western sinologists. This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. The articles and book chapters included here are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.

Author : Chris Kempshall
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351382700

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The History and Politics of Star Wars by Chris Kempshall Pdf

This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this volume explores the ways in which historical and contemporary events have been repurposed within Star Wars. It focuses on key themes such as fascism and the Galactic Empire, the failures of democracy, the portrayal of warfare, the morality of the Jedi, and the representations of sex, gender, and race. Through these themes, this study highlights the impacts of the fall of the Soviet Union, the War on Terror, and the failures of the United Nations upon the ‘galaxy far, far away’. By analysing and understanding these events and their portrayal within Star Wars, it shows how the most popular media franchise in existence aims to speak about wider contemporary events and issues. The History and Politics of Star Wars is useful for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars of a variety of disciplines such as transmedia studies, science fiction, cultural studies, and world history and politics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Author : Michael Jan Friedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471108228

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Tng #56 Double Helix Book Six: The First Virtue by Michael Jan Friedman Pdf

An insidious plot for revenge has spanned several years in the life of Jean-Luc Picard, but how did this merciless vendetta get started? Like a double helix curling back on itself, the final answer lies at the very beginning... A series of terrorist attacks have heightened tensions between two alien races, bringing an entire sector to the brink of interplanetary war. While Picard, captain of the U.S.S. Stargazer, struggles to keep the peace, Lieutenant Commander Jack Crusher must team up with a Vulcan officer named Tuvok to uncover the hidden architect of the attacks, but the outcome of their quest would breed dire consequences for the future.

Author : Timothy Zahn
Publisher : Random House Worlds
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345530004

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Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends by Timothy Zahn Pdf

Here is a special 20th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel that reignited the entire Star Wars publishing phenomenon—featuring an Introduction and annotations from award-winning author Timothy Zahn, exclusive commentary from Lucasfilm and Del Rey Books, and a brand-new novella starring the ever-popular Grand Admiral Thrawn. The biggest event in the history of Star Wars books, Heir to the Empire follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia after they led the Rebel Alliance to victory in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords—the brilliant and deadly Grand Admiral Thrawn—has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. For this dark warrior has made two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to create. The explosive confrontation that results is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale—in short, a story worthy of the name Star Wars. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Author : Timothy Zahn
Publisher : Random House Worlds
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307796103

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Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) by Timothy Zahn Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this essential Star Wars Legends novel—the first ever to take place after the events of the original trilogy—Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut on the galactic stage. Five years ago, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and drove the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. For this dark warrior has made a vital discovery that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build.

Author : Elizabeth DePalma Digeser
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0801435943

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The Making of a Christian Empire by Elizabeth DePalma Digeser Pdf

"The Making of a Christian Empire is the first full-length book to interpret the Divine Institutes as a historical source. Exploring Lactantius's use of theology, philosophy, and rhetorical techniques, Digeser perceives the Divine Institutes as a sophisticated proposal for a monotheistic state that intimately connected the religious policies of Diocletian and Constantine, both of whom used religion to fortify and unite the Roman Empire."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Steve Perry
Publisher : Random House Worlds
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307796349

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Shadows of the Empire: Star Wars Legends by Steve Perry Pdf

Shadows of the Empire illuminates the shadowy outlines of a criminal conspiracy that exists in the background of the events in the movies, ruled by a character new to us. Prince Xizor is a mastermind of evil who dares to oppose one of the best-known fictional villains of all time: Darth Vader. The story involves all the featured Star Wars movie characters, plus Emperor Palpatine and, of course, Lord Vader himself. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Author : Naseha Sameen
Publisher : Invincible Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789389600261

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Heir - End of Innocence by Naseha Sameen Pdf

Padmakishori, the princess of Garvpundir is forced to marry Uday Sangha, the king of Jodhgargh, to strengthen the political connections of Garvpundir, on the brink of economic collapse and scooting towards a blood feud. Uday who is older than Padma's father has no interest in her and considers her as the means to sire his heir. Padma is expected to secure the fate of two kingdoms - Garvpundir, in the lap of Himalayas & Jodhgargh in the heart of barren desert. Will she succumb to her circumstances or follow her wild heart? Will she accept her unfulfilled sexual life or satisfy her sexual indulgences? And to what extent she will go to secure her life and become the queen she was never meant to be.

Author : Arthur W. Hummel
Publisher : Global Oriental
Page : 1125 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789004218017

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Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, 1644-1912 (2 vols) by Arthur W. Hummel Pdf

Hummel’s biographical dictionary remains the single indispensable reference tool for Chinese history since 1644. It was first published in 1943–44. ‘The best history of China of the last 300 years’ – Hu Shih.

Author : Michael Jan Friedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471108266

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Kahless by Michael Jan Friedman Pdf

For 1500 years, the Klingons have revered him as their first emperor, the legendary warrior who united their people and taught them the meaning of honor, but the truth of his incredible life has been shrouded in myth and fables... until now. A clone of the original Kahless now reigns as emperor, but the discovery of an ancient scroll throws the legends into doubt and threatens to tear the Klingon empire apart. Surrounded by treachery and rumors of revolt, this new Kahless can trust no one - except Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lieutenant Worf of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Author : Patricia Southern
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317496946

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The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine by Patricia Southern Pdf

The third century of the Roman Empire is a confused and sparsely documented period, punctuated by wars, victorious conquests and ignominious losses, and a recurring cycle of rebellions that saw several Emperors created and eliminated by the Roman armies. In AD 260 the Empire almost collapsed, and yet by the end of the third century the Roman world was brought back together and survived for another two hundred years. In this new edition of The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine, Patricia Southern examines the anarchic era of the soldier Emperors that preceded the crisis of AD 260, and the reigns of underrated and sometimes maligned Emperors such as Gallienus, Probus and Aurelian, whose determination and hard work reunited and re-established the Empire. Their achievements laid the foundations for the absolutist, sacrosanct rule of Diocletian, honed to ruthless perfection by Constantine, whose reign transformed the pagan Empire into a Christian state. The successes and failures of the rulers of the Roman world of the third century, and the role of the armies and the civilians, are re-assessed in this revised and expanded edition of The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine, which incorporates the latest thinking of modern scholars and has been extended to cover the reign of Constantine and the foundations he laid on which the Christian empire was built. This is a crucial volume for students of this fascinating period in Roman history, and provides invaluable background for anyone interested in the "fall of Rome", the adoption of Christianity, and the establishment of the Byzantine Empire.

Author : Edward Smedley,Hugh James Rose,Henry John Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : PRNC:32101078163258

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Encyclopaedia Metropolitana: History and biography by Edward Smedley,Hugh James Rose,Henry John Rose Pdf

Author : Edward Smedley,Hugh James Rose,Henry John Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : HARVARD:HN547M

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Encyclopaedia Metropolitana: Plates and Maps to the Historical and Miscellaneous Divisions by Edward Smedley,Hugh James Rose,Henry John Rose Pdf