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  The Commoner

  by John Burnham Schwartz

  It is 1959 when Haruko, a young woman of good family, marries the Crown Prince of Japan, the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. She is the first non-aristocratic woman to enter the longest-running, almost hermetically sealed, and mysterious monarchy in the world. Met with cruelty and suspicion by the Empress and her minions, Haruko is controlled at every turn. The only interest the court has in her is her ability... (more)
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  The Circle Reforged: Book 1

  The Will of the Empress

  by Tamora Pierce

  For years the Empress of Namorn has pressed her young cousin, Lady Sandrilene of Toren, to visit her vast lands within the Empire's borders. Sandry has avoided the invitation for as long as it was possible. Now Sandry has agreed to pay that overdue visit. Sandry's uncle promises guards to accompany her. But they're hardly a group of warriors! They're her old friends from Winding Circle: Daja, Tris, and Briar.... (more)
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  The Royal Diaries

  Elisabeth of Austria

  The Princess Bride, Austria-Hungary, 1853

  by Barry Denenberg

  Author Barry Denenberg brings us into the whirlwind that is the life of Princess Elisabeth of Austria. A free and impetuous spirit, Elisabeth was chosen at the tender age of fifteen (over her older sister) to be the wife of Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria.
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  Empress

  by Shan Sa

  A ravishing historical novel of one of China's most controversial historical figures: its first and only female emperor, Empress Wu, who emerged in the Tang Dynasty and ushered in a golden age.In seventh–century China, during the great Tang dynasty, a young girl from the humble Wu clan entered the imperial gynaecium, which housed ten thousand concubines. Inside the Forbidden City, she witnessed... (more)
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  Imperial Woman

  by Pearl S. Buck

  The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of intense turbulence. Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her... (more)
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  The Twentieth Wife: Book 2

  The Feast of Roses

  A Novel

  by Indu Sundaresan

  The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's lush second novel, The Feast of Roses. Here, Mehrunnisa comes into Jahangir's harem as his twentieth and last wife. This time Jahangir has married for love, and members of his court are worried that Mehrunnisa could exert control over their futures. Their concerns... (more)
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  The Romanov Prophecy

  by Steve Berry

  Ekaterinburg, Russia: July 16, 1918. Ten months have passed since Nicholas II’s reign was cut short by revolutionaries. Tonight, the White Army advances on the town where the Tsar and his family are being held captive by the Bolsheviks. Nicholas dares to hope for salvation. Instead, the Romanovs are coldly and methodically executed. Moscow: Present Day. Atlanta lawyer Miles Lord, fluent in Russian and well... (more)
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  Godspeaker: Book 2

  The Riven Kingdom

  by Karen Miller

  The King of Ethrea is dying. His only surviving heir is the Princess Rhian. But if her enemies have their way, Ethrea will not be ruled by a woman. Dexterity Jones is a toymaker. To protect Princess Rhian and his country, he must place his trust in an exile from Mijak. Yet, as Ethrea comes ever closer to civil war, a greater danger awaits. Across the sea, an Empress has already slaughtered millions in the... (more)
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  The Garden of Empress Cassia

  by Gabrielle Wang

  Mimi lives with her parents above her father's herbalist shop. She hates being Chinese and being teased at school. More than anything she loves to draw, so when her art teacher gives her a box of pastels Mimi is thrilled. These are no ordinary pastels for the inscription on the box warns that they are "A treasure for some, a curse for others". Mimi is able to draw amazing scenes on the footpath outside her... (more)
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  The Reluctant Empress.

  by Brigitte Hamann

  Reputedly the most beautiful woman of her time, Elisabeth of Bavaria was a tortured figure who was forced into a marriage with the Emperor Francis Joseph at age 15. Constantly harassed by the jackals of the Viennese court, Elisabeth came to despise her adopted land and spent her life rejecting the obligations of a Habsburg empress, wife, and mother. Drawing heavily on Elisabeth's correspondence and that of those... (more)
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  Empress Dowager Cixi: Book 2

  The Last Empress

  by Anchee Min

  The last decades of the nineteenth century were a violent period in China’s history marked by humiliating foreign incursions and domestic rebellion, ultimately ending in the demise of the Ch’ing dynasty. The only constant during this tumultuous time was the power wielded by one person, the resilient, ever-resourceful Tzu Hsi, Lady Yehonala -- or Empress Orchid, as readers came to know her in Anchee Min’s... (more)
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  Catherine the Great

  Portrait of a Woman

  by Robert K. Massie

  The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into Empress... (more)
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  Alexandra

  The Last Tsarina

  by Carolly Erickson

  Tsarina Alexandra-hauntingly beautiful, melancholy, obsessed with the occult-was blamed by her contemporaries for the downfall of the Romanovs. But her true nature has eluded previous biographers. Using archival material unavailable before the fall of the Soviet Union, acclaimed historian Carolly Erickson's masterful study brings to life the full dimensions of the Empress's singular psychology: her childhood... (more)
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  Empress Dowager Cixi: Book 1

  Empress Orchid

  by Anchee Min

  From a master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young concubine who becomes China’s last empress. Min introduces the beautiful Tzu Hsi, known as Orchid, and weaves an epic of a country girl who seized power through seduction, murder, and endless intrigue. When China is threatened by enemies, she alone seems capable of... (more)
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  L'Imperatrice De La Soie: Le Toit du monde

  by Jose Freches

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  Elisabeth, Empress of Austria

  by Alfred Buschek

  Married at seventeen. Betrayed by her mother-in-law. Forced to live behind castle walls. The historic tale of the most famous Empress in Europe comes alive. Torn from her homeland and the man she loved, the deeply saddened Elisabeth is pushed into a brutal world by her husband’s neglect and his affair. She makes adjustments in her life as a woman and as an Empress in order to survive. The allure of sensual... (more)
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  Two Years In The Forbidden City

  by The Princess Der Ling

  Princess Dar Ling's chronicle of life at court.