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China, 1860. For ten years a bizarre Christian cult - the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom - has been locked in bloody rebellion against China's emperor. Millions have died. When the Taipings march on Shanghai, Mark Falchion will stand alongside the city's desperately outnumbered defenders. But among the Taiping ranks are Mark's true love, a beautiful woman archer, and his nemesis, a cruel and vengeful Taiping warrior. And the Taipings are not Mark Falchion's only enemy. Also pitted against him are corrupt foreign businessmen, gun runners, and European powers determined to reap political advantage from the chaos. In 'The Barbarian Manchu' Mark Falchion must tread a dangerous path to navigate through the challenges facing him.

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At the age of twenty-two and in search of adventure, Chris Emmett joined the Royal Hong Kong Police. He served on the Chinese border during the tail end of Mao's Red Guard era and did three tours with the paramilitary Police Tactical Unit. Later, he worked as a detective in Hong Kong's bustling business district and in the force headquarters' Narcotics Bureau. After nearly thirty years in key detective and uniform posts, he retired in the rank of Senior Superintendent. He now lives with his wife in the scenic Yorkshire Dales. This is Chris Emmett's fourth book. 'The Barbarian Manchu, ' is the sequel to his first fictional work, 'The Scholar's Blade.' Both are set during history's bloodiest civil war - The Taiping Rebellion.

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