1636 : mission to the Mughals /
"The United States of Europe, the new nation formed by an alliance between Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus and the West Virginians hurled back in time, need a reliable source of opiates for those wounded in action, as well as other goods not available in Europe. USE prime minister Mike Stearns s...
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Baen,
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Publisher Address: | Riverdale, NY : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Ring of fire
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"The United States of Europe, the new nation formed by an alliance between Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus and the West Virginians hurled back in time, need a reliable source of opiates for those wounded in action, as well as other goods not available in Europe. USE prime minister Mike Stearns sends a mission to the Mughal Empire of India with the aim of securing a trade deal with the emperor, Shah Jahan. Consisting of both up-timers and down-timers they arrive to find a grieving emperor obsessed with building the Taj Mahal, the emperor's sons plotting against each other and a war brewing with the newly risen Sikh faith. In the midst of all this they find an ally: brilliant Jahanara Begum, eldest daughter of Shah Jahan and a power in her own right. She wishes to learn more of these women who are free in a way she can scarcely comprehend"-- |
Item Description: | First printing, April 2017. |
Carrier Form: | viii, 411 pages : maps ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781476782140 (hardcover) : 1476782148 (hardcover) |
Index Number: | PS3556 |
CLC: | I712.45 |
Call Number: | I712.45/F623-7 |