The Dragon's Gift

The Dragon's Gift

Author: Deborah Brautigam

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2011-04-07

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 0191619760

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Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. Media reports about huge aid packages, support for pariah regimes, regiments of Chinese labor, and the ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in some of the poorest countries in the world sparked fierce debates. These debates, however, took place with very few hard facts. China's tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation, making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided by China's growing embrace. This well-timed book, by one of the world's leading experts, provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy. Drawing on three decades of experience in China and Africa, and hundreds of interviews in Africa, China, Europe and the US, Brautigam shines new light on a topic of great interest. China has ended poverty for hundreds of millions of its own citizens. Will Chinese engagement benefit Africa? Using hard data and a series of vivid stories ranging across agriculture, industry, natural resources, and governance, Brautigam's fascinating book provides an answer. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with China's rise, and what it might mean for the challenge of ending poverty in Africa.


Dragon's Gift

Dragon's Gift

Author: Jasmine Walt

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-08

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781948108003

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Three dragons. One woman. A reverse harem fantasy that will leave you breathless and begging for more... Dareena Sellis is a nobody. The orphaned daughter of a no-name farmer, she toils away as a serving girl at Hallowdale Inn, her only marriage prospects either shipping off to war, or pawing at her skirts with their grubby, gnarled hands. But fate takes a strange turn the day a dragon huntress comes to town. Suddenly, Dareena is swept off to Dragon's Keep, trading in her raggedy dresses for silken gowns, her closet-sized room for feather pillows and spacious gardens, and her miserable suitor for three very handsome, veryvirile dragon princes. For Dareena is not a nobody. She is the Dragon's Gift--the one woman chosen by the gods every century to bear children for the future king of Dragonfell. Despite her pre-ordained path, Dareena's fate is far from certain. The crown has not given birth to more than one son in nearly a thousand years, and the line of succession is far from clear. Neither of the princes are willing to cede Dareena to the other, and yet she must choose. For the enemy is knocking on Dragonfell's door, and Dareena's decision could either mean the kingdom's salvation... ...or annihilation.


Ancient Magic

Ancient Magic

Author: Linsey Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2016-03-31

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 9781942085065

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I'm good at two things: finding treasure and killing demons. Lying low is a close third-but not because I want to be good at hiding. I have to be. I'm a FireSoul, one of the unlucky few to inherit a piece of the dragon's soul. Being born with the dragon's covetousness should be a sweet gig - I have the power to find and steal any type of treasure, including the powers of other supernaturals. But it doesn't come without a price - stealing powers requires that I kill, and others would destroy me if they discover what I am. In a world full of magic, hiding my species is the only way to survive. Finding magical artifacts is the only way to pay the bills. It's a dangerous job when you can barely use your magic, but that's one of the things I like about it. When Aidan Merrick, the most powerful shifter in the city, hired me to find an ancient scroll, I didn't want to take the job. His immense amount of power reminds me of too much of murky memories from a past I can't remember. But I don't have a choice. The scroll reveals what I am. And if anyone finds out, I'm dead.


Demon Slayer

Demon Slayer

Author: Linsey Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781090594167

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Aeri's real job is protecting her city from the monsters of the Dark Realms. She's the resident demon slayer. She and Declan, a bounty hunter are after the same necromancer. They both soon realize that the only way to save the city is to team up together.


Trial by Fae

Trial by Fae

Author: Linsey Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-06

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781078456913

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He must never realize who I am. I'm a demon slayer, so I lead a simple life slaughtering monsters. As long as no one learns that I'm descended from a forbidden line of Dragon Bloods, I can keep my job and my life. But when a powerful Fae king realizes I'm his fated mate, I've got problems. Especially since A), he hates me and B), he learns my secret, and it puts my whole life at risk. I want to kill my mate. The stars align when my employers send me to the Fae kingdom to compete in the Trials of the Fae as an undercover agent. My real goal? Investigate the king for the murder of hundreds. But the king only has eyes only for me, even when I'm in disguise. He senses that I'm his mate, and our attraction is off the charts. No matter how much we mistrust each other, we can't stay apart. But when he realizes what I'm up to, there will be hell to pay. That is, if I survive.


Gods of Magic

Gods of Magic

Author: Linsey Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2018-10-04

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781942085768

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I thought that losing my magic was the worst thing in the world. I was wrong. Becoming demon touched was far worse. Now, I


Dark Storm

Dark Storm

Author: Veronica Douglas

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781957680101

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Slow-burn urban fantasy romance


Dragon's Curse

Dragon's Curse

Author: Jasmine Walt

Publisher:

Published: 2017-12-28

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9781948108058

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Pregnant with their child. Hunted for her life. Will Dareena and her mates finally break the dreaded curse? Or will they succumb to the dark forces closing in around them? Return to Dragonfell one last time for this final installment in the Dragon's Gift Trilogy. Grab your copy today!


Queen of the Fae

Queen of the Fae

Author: Linsey Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-07

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9781691680238

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Fate decreed that my mate would be Tarron, King of the Seelie Fae. He's gorgeous, arrogant, and for the longest time, I hated him. Until I didn't. As soon as I start to fall for him, fate meddles again. Apparently, I'm fated to kill Tarron. To make matters worse, our Fae courts are at war. My mother is trying to destroy his kingdom. She's hunting down Eternal Fire to destroy his realm, and I have to help stop her. As we race to save his kingdom, I fall harder and harder for Tarron. He's impossible to resist. But I don't tell him the dark secret that will tear us apart--my destiny to kill him. Twisting fate to my own ends is the only way my love will survive. The question is...can I?


The Dragons' Gift

The Dragons' Gift

Author: Betsy McCall

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2002-03-28

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 0759693803

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The Children of Daela, Elementals of Earth, have survived for more than ten millennia and for some seven of them, have waged a long and costly war against the Ishada, an equally powerful race of beings who covet their power over the elements of earth. Their allies are the Dragons, formed from the union of Fire and Air, each is sworn to defend the other, and for performing such a service, the Dragons offer Dagnan Te Daelan a gift: a child with frightening power, a child with the power to save them and end this long war or to destroy them.