Founded by Sir Jonathan, the brilliant and ambitious illegitimate son of a Chinese woman and an Irish adventurer, the Sekloong dynasty builds an economic empire over three generations, exerting its influence from Hong Kong to the Pentagon, and spanning from nationalist to communist China. This dense, rich, complex, and captivating saga of a powerful Eurasian family is marked by a strong sense of clan loyalty, yet divided by infidelities, deaths, power struggles, and ideological conflicts. The backdrop of this family drama is the history of China from 1900 to the Cultural Revolution.
Robert S. Elegant Books
Robert Sampson Elegant's fiction draws heavily from his extensive experience as a journalist in Asia, a region that forms the backdrop for most of his novels. His work is informed by his firsthand reporting on major conflicts, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Elegant masterfully weaves cultural and political intricacies into his narratives, offering readers a compelling and insightful glimpse into these dynamic settings.
Manchu
- 605 pages
- 22 hours of reading
This novel transports the reader back to the savagery and the passion, to the opulence and sensuality, and to the great adventure of the last days of a dying dynasty.
1921 and Julia Pavernen and her Chinese friend Emily arrive In Shanghai to be received by Emily's wealthy family.
The Everlasting Sorrow
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
An ex-special forces agent and international art-dealer is on the trail of a priceless painting long thought lost. But it is more than just a painting: the Chinese communists are using it as the ingenious means to provoke bloody revolution.
The Seeking
- 397 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The Seeking
1999: Die noch intakte Naturlandschaft der Pyrenäen soll dem Bau einer Autobahn der Superlative zum Opfer fallen. Auch die Existenz der letzten noch lebenden Bären Europas ist bedroht. Einzig der Multimillionär Amadeus Brinks setzt sich für die Rechte der Tiere ein.
Die Krieger von Kamardol
- 438 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Breit angelegter historischer Roman. Im Mittelpunkt eine junge venezianische Adelige, die zur Zeit der Renaissance am Hofe der Medicis in ein dramatisches Ränkespiel gerät.
Da una terra lontana
- 740 pages
- 26 hours of reading
Hongkong
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Dinastia
Una grande saga cinese
