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1) Gilded youth: a history of growing up in the royal family: from the Plantagenets to the Cambridges
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This look at growing up in the British royal family over the centuries looks beyond their often carefully depicted lives to show the more complex truth behind their eccentric upbringings.
Author
Publisher
Red Tower Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
474 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The five most dangerous liars in the kingdom have been mysteriously summoned to work together to kill the God King Joon, who unfairly imprisons, ruins or sells the poor and innocent while the nobles flourish.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
486 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor. But Zhu isn't the only one with imperial ambitions. Her neighbor in the south, the courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband--and she's strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. To stay in the game, Zhu will have to gamble everything on a risky...
4) Loot
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Abbas is just seventeen years old when he leaves his family to serve in the court of Tipu Sultan, a volatile and unpredictable ruler. An inspired woodcarver, Abbas is apprenticed to a master toy maker in order to build a massive tiger automaton, a gift to celebrate the return of the Sultan's sons from British captivity. Working alongside the legendary French clockmaker Monsieur du Leze, Abbas hones his craft and learns to read French and then meets...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
403 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Pulls back the curtain on the Palace, exposing the chaos, dysfunction, and distrust amongst the British royal family, and what needs to happen to preserve a monarchy in crisis.