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The original title of the novel, The Circle Reforged, refers to the reforging of the four protagonists' friendship.In the year of the Circle of Magic quartet, Sandry, Tris, Daja and Briar live together and develop a strong friendship that manifests itself magically as a bond that allows them to communicate telepathically and causes their magical abilities to cross over from one to another.
The Empress slept very little and spent hours reading and writing at night, and even took up smoking, a shocking habit for women, which made her the further subject of already-avid gossip. She had a special interest in history, philosophy, and literature, and developed a profound reverence for the German lyric poet and radical political thinker ...
Empress is a creator-owned comic book limited series written by Mark Millar, illustrated by Stuart Immonen and published by the Icon Comics imprint of Marvel Comics in 2016. Set in the Millarworld, the series follows Queen Emporia, Empress of the Royal Empire that ruled Earth 65 million years ago, as she decides to leave her husband King Morax along with their three children.
The Empress is a 2013 play by Tanika Gupta, commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and premiered in Stratford upon Avon. It is now on the GCSE curriculum and appeared as an unseen drama extract in the 2014 Junior Certificate English examination.
Empress (French: Impératrice) is a French biographical novel written by Shan Sa, a French author who was born in Beijing. It focuses on Empress Wu Zetian, from her upbringing to her rise to power from concubine to the first Empress of China. The novel is told from her point of view (first person POV), and discusses her motivations in her court ...
Publishers Weekly called Daughter of the Empire a "full-bodied dynastic fantasy" with "the sweep and drama of a good historical novel about an exotic time and place." [4] A column in Vector compared the first book to "a female ShÅgun with fantasy/SF elements" and praised its characterization. [5]
The scene, bathed in a cold, bright light, depicts Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French for two years, surrounded by eight ladies-in-waiting in a fictional country setting. She is represented with a crown of honeysuckle on her head and a branch of the same plant in her hand, acting as a scepter .
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria (1865), oil on canvas, 255 × 133 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. This portrait presents the empress in a romantic fashion, enhancing her reputation as one of the great beauties of her time. [10] The empress appears in a sensual pose with naked shoulders and turning her head towards the viewer.