The Buried Two Hundred Years: The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty's European Province, Part One

The Ming Dynasty Series Has No Bad Books. I Dare You to Disagree!

Looking for books like The Ming Dynasty's First Duke. What does the Ming Dynasty mean to us? The last Han Chinese dynasty? Factional strife and popular resentment? Or the emperor guarding the nation's borders and dying for his country? The Ming Dynasty was the last backbone of Chinese civilization. If you had the chance, would you be willing to go to the Ming

Looking for High-Quality Ming Dynasty Novels: Mighty Ming

Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction. No Mindless Power Trips or Brain-Dead Plotting

I want high-quality historical fiction that’s engaging and doesn’t dumb things down or rely on brainless plots. It can be satisfying, but don’t treat readers like idiots. No stories like the one where the protagonist fools Cao Cao’s quartermaster about the provisions from the start, or those where a literati protagonist suddenly has the strength of a tyrant. They’re unoriginal and mindless...

Looking for Great Works About the Ming Dynasty!

“From this day forward, all in the Great Ming, from emperors to commoners, must honor these principles: No marriage alliances! No reparations! No ceding territory! No tribute! The emperor guards the nation's gates; the sovereign dies with the realm!”

Historical Novels Set in Europe

Stories set in ancient or modern-era Europe, but not contemporary times. No characters getting dumber for the plot, and a solid grasp of history. European history, not Chinese historical fiction.