The Last Dragon Of The East

For fans of Game of Thrones, this epic and dramatic new series from the magnificent storyteller M. K. Hume, author of the Arthur and Merlin trilogies, allows the legend of King Arthur to live on. It is a dark and fearful time for the Celts. King Artor has died at the hands of a murderous traitor, and Ector, a mere boy, is acknowledged as the legitimate heir to the kingdom. But the land of the Celts is weakened and Ector grows up torn between a sense of doom and duty. Meanwhile, in the Forest of Arden, young Arthur discovers that he is the Bastard Prince, son of King Artor and Lady Elayne. Trained in the skills of a warrior, Arthur cannot challenge the position of his ruler and childhood friend, nor can he stand back and watch Briton crumble under the threat of invasion. As the Last Dragon, he must ensure that his father’s legacy lives on… Skillfully weaving fact and fiction, legend and lore, M. K. Hume has written a captivating tale packed with epic battle scenes and passionate romance. Here is the start to another series that will transport and transfix you from the very first page.

On A Hot Summer Day In 1942, Sitting Outside Her Shoe Shop In Bentinck Street, A Mother Fixes Her Six-Year-Old Daughter&Rsquo;S Marriage To Her Neighbour&Rsquo;S Son. A Widow Converts A Part Of Her House To A Temple So That She Can Support Her Family With The Donations. During A Border Skirmish In The North-East, Chinese Mothers Prepare Packages For Life In Concentration Camps Giving Special Instructions To The Children, Lest They Get Separated. A Gentle Bookseller And His Daughter Disappear In The Middle Of The Night When They Are Deported To China For His Political Sympathies. And In The Delightful Story &Lsquo;Uncle Worry&Rsquo;, Uncle Chien Worries When His Daughter Pi Moi Forgets To Call Him: He Worries That She And Her Husband, Mohamed, Have Had A Falling Out. He Worries When Pi Moi Does Call, For She Must Be Fighting With Mohamed, Otherwise Why Would She Call? From Crumbling Shops In Chinatown To Decaying Tanneries In Tangra, Kwai-Yun Li&Rsquo;S The Last Dragon Dance: Chinatown Stories, Exposes Us To The Life Of The Little-Known Chinese Community In Calcutta. While The Arrival Of The Chinese In India Abounds In Legends, The Mass Exodus Of This Dwindling Community Is Not As Romantic: Political And Economic Upheavals Have Forced Them To Abandon Their Home. Even Though Theirs Is So Much A Story Of Assimilation And Syncretism&Mdash;Growing Up In 1950S&Rsquo; Calcutta One Never Paid Much Attention To Which Customs Were Indian Or Chinese&Mdash;The Chinese Have Often Felt The Brunt Of Their Foreignness. The Rift Between Mao And Chiang Kai Shek Led To The Deportment And Imprisonment Of Hundreds Of Maoist Sympathizers. This Collection Gives Voice To Such Concerns Without Being Overtly Sentimental Or Sensational; Li Never Fails To See The Humour In The Idiosyncrasies Of Her Community. These Inspired-From-Life Stories Wonderfully Capture The Mood Of The Time With Unassuming Grace.

Edwin Morgan's restless imagination moved easily between multiple worlds, voices and identities. His own life story, told here for the first time, also reveals a range of identities - as academic, cultural activist, radical writer, international traveller, gay man and national poet. These identities were sometimes in conflict, or kept hidden and apart. Beyond the Last Dragon, written with his full support, explores hitherto unknown archive resources and creative work. It recounts an amazing and sometimes troubled career, using the poet's own letters, poems and plays from the 1930s to the present day to uncover the origins of his remarkable - and life-long - inventiveness and flair. All this is set against Edwin Morgan's moving struggle against 'the last dragon' of cancer, and to remain creatively alive in the face of suffering in the final years of his life. This prize-winning biography was published just days after the poet's death. James McGonigal now adds a new chapter to describe subsequent events.

The Last Dragon of Steeple Morden is an incredible story of survival. Chicagos Top Fighter Pilot in World War II is shot down, deep behind German lines, in the apocalyptic twilight of the war. What happens over the subsequent two weeks tests the young pilots resolve to survive and affirms mankinds propensity for severe brutality as well as its overwhelming capacity for compassion in the face of death. One of the most fantastic aspects of this story is that it is all true.

While spending the summer in Chinatown with his great-aunt, a young boy finds an old ten-man dragon in a shop and gets a number of people to help him repair it.

Jacob, a boy who can speak to birds, realizes he is the prophesized one who will lead his kingdom to freedom from the tyrannical rule of Lord Manning, and sets out to save the egg of the world's last dragon.

'With a plucky, compelling heroine, a novel steampunk-styled device, and a dragon, of course, this may well be the best book of the three!' - Bob Hartman, author and performance storyteller Street-smart Anavah lives a tough life on the crime-ridden streets of northern Presadia. But when a mysterious tinker gives her a curious set of crystal goggles, she discovers a powerful magic that will change her life forever. Drawn into an adventure that stretches across time and space, she learns about the legendary dragon riders and is caught up in events that will transform Presadia’s history. The question is: what part will Anavah play? Her life to date has taught her to trust no one, but that instinct may have devastating consequences… Enter Presadia one more time to experience a third dazzling adventure. Meet friends old and new, and learn of the trust, betrayal, fear, bravery, greed, and sacrifice of individuals that lead to a struggle for Presadia’s very existence.

Inspired by Chinese myths of ancient dragon gods and threads of fate, Katrina Kwan’s dazzling fantasy debut is a propulsive adventure perfect for fans of Sue Lynn Tan and Hannah Whitten. At the spry young age of twenty-five, Sai has led a quiet life, keeping the family teahouse up and running—even if that means ignoring the past-due notices—and taking care of his ailing mother. But he has a not-so-secret gift that he’s parlayed into a side career: he was born with the ability see the red threads of fate between soulmates, which lends itself nicely to matchmaking. Sai has thus far been content not to follow his own thread, the only one he’s ever seen that’s gray and fraying. But Sai’s ordinary existence is about to be turned upside-down by a pair of shining dragon scales. When his mother’s doctor sells them to him, claiming them as a miracle cure, Sai is pretty sure he’s being scammed. When the medicine actually works—and the terrifying, ruthless emperor catches wind—Sai is thrust into the search for a dragon long thought extinct that will lead him into the throes of a brewing war and deep into foreign lands, facing down challenges both magical and mortal on an unexpected adventure. And for the very first time, as his own thread of fate begins to move, he may be able to solve the mystery of his Fated One at the other end of the line.