Portal of a thousand worlds
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New York : Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., [2017].
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9781504038751, 1504038754
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Bloomingdale Public Library - FantasyFAN DUNOn Shelf
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Published
New York : Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., [2017].
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Book
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468 pages ; 21 cm
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English
ISBN
9781504038751, 1504038754

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The looming threat of a once-in-a-millennium magical event sends nineteenth-century China into violent chaos in this epic alternate-history fantasy. Author of the Seventh Sword series Dave Duncan transports us to Imperial China in an alternate nineteenth century--an Asian epoch not unlike the Boxer Rebellion era--with a spellbinding tale of rebellion, political intrigue, larceny, seduction, shape-shifting, dark magic, and murder. These are troubled years in the Good Land. Ten centuries have passed since the last time the Portal of a Thousand Worlds opened, bringing chaos, upheaval, and radical change to the then-ruling dynasty, and now the mystical gateway is rumored to be on the verge of opening once more. Only the Firstborn--he who has been reincarnated through countless generations and remembers all he has ever learned--knows what the future holds, but he has been imprisoned for refusing to comply with a repressive imperial government's wishes. Now, those hoping to seize the opportunity for wealth and position are hatching sinister plots. And as the cold-hearted dowager empress closely guards a fateful secret, and a rebel army led by a fanatical zealot gathers strength under the Bamboo Banner, the cataclysm approaches. ... The recipient of two Aurora Awards and numerous Locus and Endeavour Award nominations, Dave Duncan is an acknowledged master of sword-and-sorcery adventure on par with George R.R. Martin of Game of Thrones fame. A sprawling epic with a colorful cast of royals, thieves, prostitutes, gods, warriors, dragons, assassins, merchants, and mages set against the backdrop of a volatile alternate Asia, Portal of a Thousand Worlds is a magnificent work of invention from one of the premier fantasists of our day.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Duncan, D. (2017). Portal of a thousand worlds . Open Road Integrated Media, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Duncan, Dave, 1933-. 2017. Portal of a Thousand Worlds. Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Duncan, Dave, 1933-. Portal of a Thousand Worlds Open Road Integrated Media, Inc, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Duncan, Dave. Portal of a Thousand Worlds Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., 2017.

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