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White Tiger
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
White Tiger
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kylie Chan
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Series | Dark Heavens |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:576 | Dimensions(mm): Height 182,Width 111 |
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Category/Genre | Fantasy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780732282967
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Classifications | Dewey:A823.00 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Imprint |
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Publication Date |
24 July 2006 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
A great fantasy debut with elements of Chinese Taoist philosophy and martial arts. This is storytelling at its best ... adventurous, exciting and with a touch of the gods. ACtION, INtRIGUE, DEMONS AND DRAGONSKylie Chan creates a fast and furious story balanced between the celestial and the mortal, the powerful and the innocent ...Emma Donahue has just started her new job as nanny to Simone, the daughter of John Chen, a very rich Hong Kong businessman. She understands that Simone may be a target for kidnappers but she does not expect to be drawn into a world of martial arts, magic and extreme danger, where both gods and demons can exist in the mortal domain.When John and his American bodyguard, Leo, teach Emma their particular style of martial arts, they begin to realise that Emma herself is more than she seems ...
Author Biography
Kylie Chan started out as an IT consultant and trainer specialising in business intelligence systems. She worked in Australia and then ran her own consulting business for ten years in Hong Kong. When she returned to Australia in 2002, Kylie made the career change to writing fiction, and produced the bestselling nine-book Dark Heavens series, a fantasy based on Chinese mythology, published by HarperVoyager worldwide. She is now a fulltime writer based in Queensland's Gold Coast, enjoying the beach and writing a new science fiction series.
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