The stone dragon / Peter Watt.
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TextPublication details: Sydney : Pan Macmillan, 2007Description: 347 p. : map ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781405037891 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Novel -- English -- Australia -- 21st century -- Texts | Historical fiction | Suspense fiction | Australia -- Fiction | China | China -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction | Mystery fiction | Suspense fiction. | Mystery fiction | Suspense fiction | Fiction. | Historical fiction. DDC classification: A823.3 LOC classification: PR9619.3 | .W37405 S76 2007Summary: It is the turn of the twentieth century an era of tumultuous change. What is it that draws Tung Chi, a former Shaolin priest in the service of the Chinese emperor, to the Australian colony of Queensland? This mystery ensnares local businessman John Wong, who fears for his daughter, living across the world in Pekin at a time when a revolutionary force known as the Boxers is on the rise. Together Tung and John, with his son, Andrew, embark on a dangerous journey that will lead them into a conflict in which everything is at stake, but allegiances uncertain. The sleeping dragon of China is awakening ... From the tropics of Queensland to the heart of the Chinese empire, The Stone Dragon is a gripping tale of rebellion, survival and the powerful influence of loyalty and love.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | AL42000190497B |
"The explosive consequences of the Boxer Rebellion in China are felt as far away as North Queensland" --Cover.
It is the turn of the twentieth century an era of tumultuous change. What is it that draws Tung Chi, a former Shaolin priest in the service of the Chinese emperor, to the Australian colony of Queensland? This mystery ensnares local businessman John Wong, who fears for his daughter, living across the world in Pekin at a time when a revolutionary force known as the Boxers is on the rise. Together Tung and John, with his son, Andrew, embark on a dangerous journey that will lead them into a conflict in which everything is at stake, but allegiances uncertain. The sleeping dragon of China is awakening ... From the tropics of Queensland to the heart of the Chinese empire, The Stone Dragon is a gripping tale of rebellion, survival and the powerful influence of loyalty and love.
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