Presenting new and invaluable Chinese perspectives on international relations in general and Beijing's foreign policy in particular, this work offers the first balanced and thoroughly researched analysis by Chinese scholars. Drawing on original Chinese sources and interviews, In the Eyes of the Dragon explores Chinese views on sovereignty, national interest, security multilateralism, international human rights, nuclear nonproliferation, Taiwan, and the United States.

A kingdom is in turmoil after old King Roland dies and his worthy successor, Prince Peter, is imprisoned by the evil Flagg and his pawn, young Prince Thomas. But Flagg's evil plot is not perfect, for he knows naught of Thomas' terrible secret-- or Prince Peter's daring plan to escape to claim what is rightfully his.

The Kingdom of Mélekh is now a forgotten dream, little more than ancient ruins and a note in history. The world of men is once more divided, while a sinister threat grows in the desolate lands to the north. Zidek, the immortal prophet who set the Crown of Ancients upon King Mélekh's brow a thousand years ago, has taken interest in a young farm boy named Chayim. Acting on a prophecy regarding a coming hero destined to destroy the liche-sorcerer, Tsar-Echthros, and prepare the way for Mélekh's return, Zidek takes the boy under his wing. Together, they set out on a quest to locate Mélekh's ancient sword and armor, which the king long ago divided among his knights for safe keeping. If Chayim is to survive the coming battle and save the world from despairing darkness, he will not only have to accept his calling, but learn how to tap into the very power that brought about the creation of the world.

This book explores the techniques, themes, and subtexts in the fictional works of one of America's best-known and most-loved storytellers, Stephen King. Each of King's novels are analyzed in chronological order of their publication from Carrie to Holly. Every novel's analysis includes a background and summary, narrative devices, archetypes that influenced the novel, themes and subtexts, human universals, interesting facts, and notable quotes. As an invaluable resource for any Stephen King "Constant Reader" and students of literature in general, this work appreciates the beauty of King's fiction without needing to master the jargon of contemporary literary criticism.

Lutoyia, an eighteen-cycle old girl, has always lived a life of torment and ridicule for a past she could do nothing about. Living in a city of humans that hate her, Lutoyia passes each day by escaping the brutal hunt of a pack of teenagers. One day, the hunt forces Lutoyia to an unknown forest where she meets the unbelievable a dragon. This dragon, Falkor, offers Lutoyia a chance to escape from the torment of her human city and enter the magical side of their world, Karida. In return, Lutoyia must help Falkor in his quest to defeat a Dark Mage called Lakardos, who plans to bleed a demonic dimension into their world. But before Lutoyia can accept the deal, she must prove something to Falkor. She has to be the vessel to his dead brothers soul a DragonSoul. Along their quest, Lutoyia meets magnificent creatures she never dreamed of, faces incredible challenges and hardships and even begins to build allies; all in the attempt to save their world. Will they succeed

Essays examining a variety of aspects of important Arthurian poem. The present volume grew from a nucleus of four papers given at the Twelfth International Arthurian Conference at Regensburg in 1971 on the alliterative Morte Arthure, increasingly recognised as one of the great masterpiecesof medieval English literature. These lectures sought to reappraise the poem and its somewhat enigmatic historical and cultural context, and are presented here in a much revised and expanded form. Unlike most volumes of theiskind, the contributions form an integrated whole, the result of lengthy discussions among the collaborating scholars over the past year. The topics range from the poem's place among chronicles and Arthurian romances to the date, audience and attitude to contempary problems, notably that of war. pecific fields such as heraldry and laments for the dead are examined in detail, while the linguistic structure of the poem is the subject of two essays.

Gods and goddesses have lived amongst us since the dawn of time. They provided influence and information through many eyes but several humans have forgotten their helping hands. Aerona was one of the goddesses who were discarded. A clue appears once a year with a procession in her daughter’s honour and with a tale told, some will remember the connection with the Welsh witches. Through healing, a Celtic civilisation grew and when it spread through Britain, Brittany and beyond, a snake wrapped around a sword. Aerona shares her story of when she lived amongst the gypsies and was known as Janet.