Heavenly Khan is definitely a must read for readers everywhere. "Heavenly Khan" by Victor Cunrui Xiong succeeds in bringing these concepts to life, through the examples of Li Yuan and Li Shimin. The book is at its best in its explanation of the "enlightened sovereign" and the "rule by benevolence.". Highly recommended for personal, community, and academic library Historical Fiction collections, "Heavenly Khan" is one of those literary works that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf. Filled with political scandals, court struggles, epic battles, and narrative drama, there is something here for readers of any genre.Heavenly Khan is an epic story of a legendary figure.Ī deftly written and truly riveting work from beginning to end, "Heavenly Khan: A Biography of Emperor Tang Taizong" is an extraordinary and solidly entertaining story that reveals author Victor Cunrui Xiong to be a exceptional and impressive novelist of the first order. Professor of History, Western Michigan UniversityĪ new historical legend to stand alongside Alexander the Great and Napoleon.Well-written and decently plotted.
Lewis Pyenson, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada I believe the novel can be read with profit by undergraduates and the general public. An engrossing fictionalized history that examines an ingenious and powerful Chinese ruler.
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