Ifueko, Jordan
Summary: Contending with the lives of her loved ones in danger, assassination attempts, and a new stranger she can't quite trust, Empress Redemptor Tarisai must decide if she is willing to die for justice--or to live for it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC IFUSundaresan, Indu.
Summary: When clever and ambitious Mehrunnisa boosts her status from twentieth wife in Emperor Jahangir's harem to Empress, she must contend with the greed, love, power and bitter rivalries that go along with it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Washington Square Press 2004
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Summary: "The empire is in full festival mode. But for Aristia, the ballroom is yet another battlefield and every dance step a desperate riposte. Princesses from neighboring kingdoms are here, and they have one goal--to take her place by Ruveliss's side! To that end, they are willing to use every dirty trick in the book to humiliate Tia and turn the prince against her. But as she begins to falter under...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2023
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Summary: "The prophecy of the nameless god-the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa-has proven a blessing and curse. She is determined to claim the throne that fate offered her. But even with the strength of the rage in her heart and the army of loyal men by her side, deposing her brother is going to be a brutal and bloody fight. The power of the deathless waters flows through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SURForbes, Lani
Summary: Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home and reclaim the throne of the Chicome. A river of blood and demons disguised as children are only two of the challenges standing in their way. Fortunately Mayana's royal blood controls the power of water, and Prince Ahkin wields the power of the sun itself....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FORMeyer, Joanna Ruth
Summary: It has always been Eda's dream to become empress, no matter the cost. Haunted by her ambition and selfishness, she's convinced that the only way to achieve her goal is to barter with the gods. But all requests come with a price and Eda bargains away the soul of her best friend in exchange for the crown. Years later, her hold on the empire begins to crumble and her best friend unexpectedly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2020
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Summary: "In the final book in the Diabolic trilogy, Nemesis must choose between love and justice as she watches her once-idealistic husband ravage the galaxy through his tyrannical rule"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KINRandel, Weina Dai
Summary: At the moment of the Emperor's death, everything changes in the palace. Mei, his former concubine, is free, and Pheasant, the heir and Mei's lover, is proclaimed as the new Emperor, heralding a new era in China. But just when Mei believes she's closer to her dream, Pheasant's chief wife, Lady Wang, powerful and unpredictable, turns against Mei and takes unthinkable measures to stop her. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: P RANMin, Anchee
Summary: Late 19th-century China is a tumultuous land beset by warring enemies--both from beyond its borders and within the fabled walls of the Forbidden City. When her son and adopted son each succumb to early deaths, Orchid reluctantly assumes greater power. While foreign nations like Japan, Russia, France, and England fight for their share of the Chinese spoils, Orchid sees her nation divide into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MinChadwick, Elizabeth.
Summary: Queen Adeliza is married to a warrior who supports Stephen, grandson of the Conqueror, while her stepdaughter, Empress Matilda, will let no one, not even Stephen himself, stand in the way of her inheritance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHARandel, Weina Dai.
Summary: A concubine at the palace learns quickly that there are many ways to capture the Emperor's attention. Many paint their faces white and style their hair attractively, hoping to lure in the One Above All with their beauty. Some present him with fantastic gifts, such as jade pendants and scrolls of calligraphy, while others rely on their knowledge of seduction to draw his interest. But young Mei...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: P RANGortner, C. W.
Summary: Minnie knows that her station in life as a Danish princess is to leave her family and enter into a royal marriage. She is brought to Russia, and marries the Romanov heir, Alexander. Once he ascends the throne, she becomes empress Maria. When their son, Nicholas, inherits the throne he is the inexperienced ruler of a deeply divided and crumbling empire. Determined to guide him to reforms that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GORMin, Anchee
Summary: Late 19th-century China is a tumultuous land beset by warring enemies--both from beyond its borders and within the fabled walls of the Forbidden City. When her son and adopted son each succumb to early deaths, Orchid reluctantly assumes greater power. While foreign nations like Japan, Russia, France, and England fight for their share of the Chinese spoils, Orchid sees her nation divide into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MINStachniak, Eva
Summary: Tells the epic story of Catherine the Great's improbable rise to power--as seen through the ever-watchful eyes of an all-but-invisible servant close to the throne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STAStachniak, Eva
Summary: The epic story of Catherine the Great's improbable rise to power, as seen through the ever-watchful eyes of an all-but-invisible servant close to the throne.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC STAGulland, Sandra.
Summary: Continues the story of Josephine's marriage to Napoleon Bonaparte, as she witnesses the political intrigues, betrayals, triumphs, and ruin of those around her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GULNakamura, Satsuki
Summary: Rat's out of the bag now! Everything changed for the imperial court's most beloved consort-in-training, Kou Reirin, when she switched bodies with the devious Shu Keigetsu. But now the secret of their swap is out... to none other than Reirin's head court lady, Tousetsu! It's not long before even Prince Gyoumei and guard captain Shin-u have started puzzling out the answer to their many questions....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Airship 2022
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Summary: Falling passionately in love with his headmaster's daughter, Samuel Pickens is devastated by her untimely death a month later and becomes convinced that her spirit will not rest until it is returned to her childhood home in nineteenth-century imperial China.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHESummary: Set in the future, a young man looks for a better life outside his small rural village in Mexico-- but finds himself facing a technological dystopia when he attempts to cross the border.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Maya Entertainment 2009