EmpressNow available with P. S., Empress is the hugely popular historical novel of one of Chinas most controversial historical figures: its first female emperor, Empress Wu, who emerged in the Tang Dynasty and ushered in a golden age. Writing with epic assurance, poetry, and vivid historic detail, Shan Sa, author of Alexander and Alestria, plumbs the psychological and philosophical depths of what it means to be a striving mortal in a tumultuous, power hungry

when the mighty New York Yankees indisputably ruled

Hungary’s Orbán

In this eminently fascinating work

How this enigmatic nation-state—one that regularly violates its own citizens' inalienable rights and has suffered famine

and self-reliant adults

slowly gaining momentum and eventually reaching a breakthrough

this high-voltage thriller is a mesmerizing game of cat and mouse

The rest of his classmates are nervous about their first day and aren’t excited about trying anything new

determined to set the record straight

Readers will be richly rewarded

And doubt consumes the Cowardly Lion

gathering clues that others miss