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Napoleon's Wars_ An Internation - Charles Esdaile
From BooklistHistorians of Napoléon Bonaparte must assess his role in causing the wars named after him. Esdaile assigns heavy responsibility to the first consul and self-crowned em... -
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rom
Amazon.com ReviewOne measure, perhaps, of a book's worth, is its intergenerational pliancy: do new readers acquire it and interpret it afresh down through the ages? The Meditation.... -
Lord of Emperors - Guy Gavriel Kay
Having finally achieved his journey to fabled Sarantium, Crispin the mosaicist wants nothing more than to confront the challenges of his art high on the scaffolding of destiny-but ... -
Insurgency - Walter Knight
Colonel Joey R. Czerinski and his band of legionnaires try to quell a citizen uprising in planet New Colorado’s New Gobi Desert and foil an insurgency plot to kill the spider Arthr... -
God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert
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Foundling - D. M. Cornish
SUMMARY: Meet Rossamünda foundling, a boy with a girls name who is about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor of the Half-Continent. What starts as a simple jour... -
Enemy Lines II_ Rebel Stand - Aaron Allston
From the Inside FlapNot since Emperor Palpatine have the Jedi battled such monstrous evil. Unless they succeed against staggering odds, the galaxy is doomed. -
Empress Orchid - Anchee Min
From Publishers WeeklyTalk about story arc: poor girl from rural China auditions for a job as royal concubine, winds up as emperor's wife number four, gives birth to the "last Empe... -
Emperor_ The field of swords - Conn Iggulden
EDITORIAL REVIEW: With his acclaimed Emperor novels, author Conn Iggulden brings a dazzling world to life–the rich, complex world of ancient Rome as seen through the eyes of one ex... -
Emperor_ The Gods of War - Conn Iggulden
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The year is 53 B.C. Fresh from victory in Gaul, Julius Caesar leads battle-hardened legions across the Rubicon river–threatening Rome herself. Even the master str...