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Recent accolades for Yang Shen:"Historically convincing, and very, very lively!" Pamela K. Crossley, author of The Orphan Warriors
"A fascinating, eminently readable and vivid evocation of the time, place and personalities of a truly remarkable moment in modern Chinese history." Richard J. Smith, author of Mercenaries and Mandarins
New video at Yang Shen website China in 1860
(a brief overview of the novel's historical background)
China in 1860. This presentation provides a brief 0verview of the history underlying the novel Yang Shen, giving the reader the historical context of China's Ch'ing (Qing) dynasty, the Opium Wars, Treaty Ports, and the Taiping Rebellion, A painless introduction to complex times that will enhance a reader's enjoyment of the novel (6 min, 91MB).
The Lower Reaches - journey up the Yangtze into the heart of ChinaYou are cordially invited to view “The Lower Reaches,” a new 15-minute video of a journey up the Yangtze River into the heart of China in 1860, following maps and illustrations from the novel Yang Shen. Click on this link to YouTube:
http://youtu.be/WaqBS80HIvY
or go to the Goodreads author profile page for James Lande and look for the clipper ship.
Good watching!
James
Hello Fans - Yang Shen eBooks are here!Formats for Kindle and Nook are now available - you'll find them on the eBook page at the Yang Shen website, www-yang-shen.info. Other formats are a-brewing.
The Kindle and Nook formats have both Chinese and non-Chinese versions all in the one eBook.
Even if you have no eReader, you can still read a Yang Shen eBook...for pennies to the pound! Readers worldwide who are not able to order the book in print can now order the eBook version, and for less cost as eBooks are not nearly so expensive to produce!
The Yang Shen eBook page has links to currently available eBook versions, to free eBook readers for your PC, and a blog for collecting comment from readers about eBook formatting, display, and performance on a reader's particular eDevice.
Good reading!
James
My guest post on historical novels set in China appeared this morning at Historical Tapestry. It briefly introduces thirty-two novels, and lists many more titles, that include modern novels about China from both Chinese and Western perspectives, old Chinese novels in translation, and novels of the Chinese-American experience. Click here to read this post at Historical Tapestry.