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Book Review of Empire of Heaven

Empire of Heaven
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Fromthe superstition-bound peasant villages to the perfumed decadence of the Forbidden City, Manchu China was a land of extremes: barbarism and elegance, poverty and lavish wealth. It's people lived in near enslavement to the emporer.
Then came Hung, a charismatic new leader who promised hope to the masses - an Empire of Heaven on Earth.