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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Empire of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The names "Japanese Empire" and "Imperial Japan" are commonly known and used, referring to the same entity, though the literal translation of the title in Japanese is the Empire of Great Japan.
		The country had been called the Empire of Japan since the feudal anti-shogunate domains, Satsuma and Chōshū, formed the base of their new government in the Meiji Restoration, with the intention of making it an empire.
		Although it was in the 1889 Constitution of the Empire of Japan that the title Empire of Japan was officially used for the first time, it was not until 1936 that the proper official title of the country was legalized.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Empire_of_Japan (1164 words)

	Shadows of the Empire - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The novel was cancelled apparently due to a Lucasfilm Licsensing move from Bantam to Del Rey.
		While many elements of the novel are also depicted in the comics, there is much greater emphasis on the intrigue between Boba Fett and his fellow bounty hunters, primarily Bossk, Zuckuss, and 4-LOM.
		The scene in the novel in which Xizor has Guri to kill one of his Vigos is possibly an homage to the 1987 film The Untouchables.
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Shadows_of_the_Empire (2855 words)

	Empire (novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empire is a historical novel by Gore Vidal, published in 1987.
		One of Vidal's most rousing and comprehensive novels concerning the newspaper dynasty of Caroline and Blaise Sanford.
		The historical novel also includes pithy portraits of Henry Adams, Henry James, William Randolph Hearst, John Hay, and Theodore Roosevelt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empire_(novel) (159 words)

	Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The original idea was to create an interquel, a story set between the movies The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (a time where no Star Wars novel had gone before), and to explore all commercial possibilities of a full motion picture release, without actually making the film.
		Several products were released, including a novel, a junior novelization, comic series, videogames, trading cards, a soundtrack, role-playing games, toy figurines, vinyl dolls, a series of MicroMachines toys, statuettes, model kits, a line of new action figures and vehicles, and so on.
		The novel was cancelled, apparently due to a Lucasfilm Licensing move from Bantam to Del Ray.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shadows_of_the_Empire (2910 words)

	Novel page
		To some degree, this focus on the novel reflects a general shift of attention within literary studies away from poetry towards narrative, but we can further attribute the novel's predominance in postcolonial studies to three factors: the representational nature of the novel, its heteroglossic structure, and the function of the chronotope in the novel.
		The representational power of the novel, its ability to give voice to a people in the assertion of their identity and their history, is of primary importance to postcolonial writers and scholars.
		Studies of the novel as chronotope, another term coined by Bakhtin, have perhaps not been as important in the field as those focusing on issues of representation, identity, and heteroglossia, but it is an issue of large importance, especially in the work of more postmodern novelists like Salman Rushdie and critics like Homi Bhabha.
	www.english.emory.edu /Bahri/Novel.html (719 words)

	Press: Empire Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Richard Russo’s new novel Empire Falls is a clear, sad portrait of a small Maine town and the dreams and wishes that keep its residents alive even as the empire of Empire Falls falls around them.
		The Roby family is hanging precariously from the middle rung of the social ladder, stuck somewhere between the powerful Whitings and the scummy Mintys on the town’s clearly-stratified social scale.
		In the end, Russo’s novel may be wrapped up just a little too happily-ever-after, but the real joy of the book is getting to befriend the characters, whose lives Russo details with a caring, fatherly love for them.
	www.anchoragepress.com /archives/document3a61.html (629 words)

	Bookreporter.com - Author Profile: David Schmahmann
		EMPIRE SETTINGS, author David Schmahmann's debut novel, is a powerful investigation of race, class, politics, and the transcendence (or, as the case sometimes is, non-transcendence) of love.
		I think that EMPIRE SETTINGS is in part my attempt to explain myself in my new country, not by telling my own story but by recreating what it was like to live as a white person under apartheid and to show the society in all its complexity.
		As for whether the novel is autobiographical, the people are composites of many different people, and every emotion and conflict in the novel reflects things I have seen and felt at one time or another.
	www.bookreporter.com /authors/au-schahmann-david.asp (1430 words)

	Empire Falls by Richard Russo, published by
		An eloquent and warm novel that explores the tensions and relationships, past and present, in a small, unremarkable American town in Maine.
		With Empire Falls, Russo surpasses himself with a big novel in which a small town's past and present are on a collision course....
		The novel's greatest strength is this: Not only do we make a firm connection with the great American dreamers of Empire Falls, Maine, we also come to see the world and to feel as they do.
	www.book-club.co.nz /books/15empirefalls.htm (1013 words)

	Technology Review: Emerging Technologies and their Impact
		She uses the NOVEL system through her driver's license to plan her personal travel as well as for her Middle Earth Peer Assistant Program that provides counseling to students attending the State University of New York.
		NOVEL also has age-appropriate data bases, a kind of built-in parental control, state officials said.
		NOVEL costs the state about $1 million (euro840,000) a year in subscriptions and operates now on temporary federal funding.
	www.technologyreview.com /TR-WireStory/wtr_16601,323,p1.html (530 words)

	CNN.com - The skyscraper looming over the world - Feb 17, 2005
		The speaker is Thomas Kelly ("Payback," "The Rackets"), whose epic third novel teems with immigrants, corrupt politicians, and ascendant gangsters all swirling around the rising, stolid colossus of the Empire State Building -- the skyscraper that was the world's tallest for more than 40 years.
		All this story -- the immigrant experience, the political maneuvering (one of the lead figures in the Empire State Building's construction was the former New York governor and presidential candidate Al Smith), the lurking gangsters -- is almost too big to tackle in one book, let alone a novel, and Kelly seems to sense this.
		So the erection of the Empire State Building is, in Kelly's book, a sort of prism through which the reader may view the sweeping changes occurring at the time.
	www.cnn.com /2005/SHOWBIZ/books/02/17/empire.rising/index.html (894 words)

	STAR WARS: Novel References: Soldier for the Empire
		The Vengeance was not one of the Empire's larger Star Destroyers, nor was such a vessel required for the matter at hand.
		The Star of Empire was more than two kilometres long and equipped to carry five thousand passengers in addition to her considerable crew.
		The sole property of Haj Shipping Lines, she, like the rest of the company's ships, was a durasteel testament to the family's ability to court favour with the Emperor, while simultaneously maintaining a positive relationship with the burgeoning Alliance.
	www.theforce.net /swtc/novels/sfte.html (2007 words)

	The History of the Positronic Robot and Empire Novels, 1947-1958
		The novel follows the story of Biron Farrill, son of the leading nobleman of the planet Nephelos.
		This novel was set against the same background as the previous two, in a time some centuries before the establishment of the Galactic Empire.
		The novel took place a thousand years after the Spacer worlds had won their independence and closed off emigration from Earth (the last stages of which had been related in "Mother Earth").
	www.asimovonline.com /oldsite/Robot_Empire_history.html (1490 words)

	review39
		Not the novel itself, it was the symbolism that made me waver.
		Whether they are in fact a cult or a bona fide religious organization intent on doing good work carries the plot, lingering as part of the mystery.
		Most of the story involves Matthew's efforts to "rescue" Anna from the Empire of Light, and in turn, Anna's efforts to convert him to its very strict belief systems which may or may not involve drugs, spies, imprisonment, and flmail, depending on who Matthew asks.
	www.adirondackreview.homestead.com /review39.html (584 words)

	Russo at his best in 'Empire' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		His fifth novel, Empire Falls, is his best yet, a wise, wry, big-hearted epic set in a dying mill town in central Maine.
		Empire Falls, where the Planning and Development Commission is something of a joke, since no one had developed anything, nor was planning to, is populated by a wonderful cast of characters, led by Miles Roby, at 42 the saddest and nicest man in town.
		It's a rare novel, thoughtful and entertaining, that can be savored by both adults and teenagers.
	www.usatoday.com /life/books/2001-05-31-empire-falls.htm (510 words)

	Series Guide - Kaedrin's Guide to Isaac Asimov
		In the "Author's Note" at the beginning of Prelude to Foundation*, Asimov says that when he wrote "Foundation", which appeared in the May 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, he had no idea that he had begun a series of stories that would eventually grow into seven volumes and a total of approximately 700,000 words.
		Nor did he have any idea that it would be unified with his stories involving robots and the Galactic Empire for a grand total of 15 volumes and about 1,500,000 words.
		If you look at the publication dates of these books, you might notice that there was a 25 year hiatus between 1957 and 1982, during which he did not add to the series (though he did continue to be prolific).
	kaedrin.com /fun/asimov/aguide.html (412 words)

	ROBOTS AND EMPIRE by ISAAC ASIMOV - BOOK HELP WEB REVIEW
		The Lije Bailey novels (Caves of Steel, Naked Sun and Robots of Dawn) are a bit further along in the future -- mankind has fragmented into the "Spacers," who live among the stars, and the rest of humanity, who live in underground warrens on Earth.
		The Empire novels are all set very far in the future, and all three were written in the 1950s.
		The title should be enough of a clue -- the second Foundation novel was called Foundation and Empire and dealt with the relationship between Seldon's Foundation and the dying Galactic Empire.
	www.bookhelpweb.com /authors/asimov/0586062009.htm (1232 words)

	Amazon.ca: A Little Empire of Their Own: A Novel of Old Mexico: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A Little Empire Of Their Own is a superbly written historical novel set in a yesteryear era of Mexico and Europe.
		The novel is actually set in Belgium during World War I, where poor, mad Charlotte is locked away in a little chateau, and from which unlikely place she plots the destruction of the Habsburg dynasty for having abandoned her late husband.
		This novel of old Mexico takes place in the late 1800s and provides the character of Empress Charlotte, an elderly royal recluse who plots revenge for her betrayal in Mexico.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0918339545 (858 words)

	Borzoi Reader \| Catalog \| Empire Falls by Richard Russo
		The more “analytical” answer is that of all the characters in the novel, Miles may be the most trapped—and that's saying something, since they're all trapped in one way or another.
		Then again, there's a long American tradition, embodied in the novels of Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis and others, which suggests that leaving a small town may be about the best thing that can happen to any young person.
		I'd also hope that their surprises in the reading parallel my own in the writing; I was surprised on virtually every page, and I hope readers will be too, because I wouldn't like to think that either my style or my peculiar way of seeing things have become predictable.
	www.randomhouse.com /knopf/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0375726403&view=qa (1386 words)

	Terry Goodkind Naked Empire Reviewed by Rick Kleffel
		Goodkind solves that problem in this novel, at least, by making the novel reasonably accessible to the external (never-read-the-series) reader and by having a story within the novel that has a clear start, middle and finish.
		But as Owen explains the beliefs of the Bandakaran Empire and the huge birds circle overhead, it becomes clear that the Empire is coming to them, and that the Empire has a new human weapon to match the evil Emperor Jagang.
		Goodkind works on a wide canvas and though there aren't a lot of exclamation marks in the novel, there are paragraphs and speeches that serve the same purpose.
	trashotron.com /agony/reviews/2003/goodkind-naked_empire.htm (746 words)

	Anchor Catalog \| The Mulberry Empire by Philip Hensher
		With Tolstoyan sweep and Dickensian vitality, this epically involving historical novel relates England’s tragic adventure in Afghanistan, which began with the triumphant arrival of the Army of the Indus in 1839 and ended three years later in rout and massacre.
		At the center of The Mulberry Empire is Alexander Burnes, a Scots explorer who travels to the unfathomably remote kingdom of Afghanistan and first befriends and then reluctantly betrays its wise and impeccably courteous Amir.
		An expansive and ambitious novel, full of wit and intelligence, masterfully capturing a moment in history that reverberates to this day.
	www.randomhouse.com /anchor/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400030897 (540 words)

	Richard Russo - HBO Films: Empire Falls
		One of the first things that I had with "Empire Falls" was this notion of Miles Roby, a character that I was interested in.
		He gets into this situation coming home to Empire Falls and taking over that restaurant because of his love for her, and his refusal to abandon her when she gets ill. So he's trapped by the past, and by decisions that he's made in the past.
		There's a way in which my early novels centered around fathers and sons, and male behavior, but the idea of family was kind of central to them.
	www.hbo.com /films/empirefalls/interviews (2457 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Empire of Bones
		This is a terrific plot for a fascinating novel, which nonetheless has a lot of flaws.
		Finally, the story momentum lags somewhat in the second half of the novel and the resolution is not entirely satisfying.
		Empire of Bones is an admirably ambitious novel, well worth reading for its attempt to put a unique cultural spin on the shopworn first contact story.
	www.sfsite.com /03a/eb147.htm (518 words)

	Salon.com Books \| "Empire Falls" by Richard Russo
		Russo's Empire Falls is one of those small Maine towns that never recovered from the migration southward of the textile manufacturing jobs that created it.
		Janine may be an obtuse, self-obsessed pain in the neck, yet the novel leaves open the question of whether she is justified in leaving a marriage that gave her no sexual satisfaction.
		The other Paris A year before the riots, this remarkable debut novel about growing up female and poor in Paris' Muslim housing projects was a sensation in France.
	archive.salon.com /books/review/2001/05/21/russo (1257 words)

	Amazon.ca: Empire Rising : A Novel: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		EMPIRE RISING is a historical novel that, like the construction of the Empire State Building on which it centers, grows on the listener.
		The story begins slowly as the extensive cast of characters, ranging from Tammany Hall politicos to the gruffest iron workers, is introduced.
		The focus on the Irish experience in New York in the 1920-30's combined with the history of the construction of the Empire State Building and a view into the politcial workings of NYC made for a great read.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0312425740 (484 words)

	Small Book Reviews
		The fourth Skolian Empire novel takes up the story of Sauscony and Jaibriol once again, as they struggle to survive on an alien world even as the rival empires they have both fled from descend toward a war where there can be no winners, only survivors.
		Heinlein-Juvenile-esque novel, set in a 36th century where an adolescent finds his uncle is not who he appears to be, his girlfriend is someone else as well, and his world and place far more challenging than he envisioned.
		Well-textured fantasy novel from Dalkey, where a young woman from Pittsburgh is unwittingly drawn into a conflict between Seelie and Unseelie due to the power and potential of her artistic talents.
	www.mindspring.com /~jvstin/smb/smallbook.html (4365 words)

	Shadows of the Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In that novel, for instance, the budding romance between Luke and Leia continues to develop, but in the final movie of the trilogy, we learn that Luke and Leia are siblings.
		One of my favorite things about this novel is its treatment of Force abilities, which we often get to experience along with the wielder.
		In this novel, Chewie is constantly "harning" his disapproval, concern, and so on.
	grammarman.50megs.com /shadows.html (1094 words)

	Amazon.com: Empire: A Novel (Vintage International): Books: Gore Vidal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This is a splendidly obtuse look into one of the pivotal periods of American history, when the US was becoming the Empire of the title, in effect attempting to take over the role of the fading British Empire and essentially ending its policy of isolationism.
		Instead, we are treated to an hilarious novel of the manners of the ruling class, as defined by wealth and pedigree.
		'Empire' is a tough one to plow through in one sitting, let alone one month, but in the end it rewards the reader with an informative narration of turn-of-the-century America.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/037570874X?v=glance (2024 words)

	E-Novel.org: The Writings of Jonathan Dunn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Yet how can he know she is real and not simply some character in one of his novels?
		The Forgotten King is a history of the Dark Ages, of the forgotten ages that followed the fall of Rome.
		Civilization did not collapse with the Roman empire, however, but grew again on an island nation off the coast of Europe.
	www.e-novel.org (403 words)

	Online NewsHour: Pulitzer Prize Winner: Fiction -- May 7, 2002
		And this novel is big, it's complex, it's sweeping, but at its heart it's a father-daughter love story, I think.
		Originally, actually, the title of this novel was not "Empire Falls," and the name of the town was "Empire Mills," but there were big events that were going to happen at the Falls.
		But one of the things that I learned, and a very kind and wise writing teacher taught me, was that the vast majority of that novel, which was set in Tucson, was really written with the eye of a tourist.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/conversation/jan-june02/russo_5-07.html (1378 words)

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