DRAGONS, DEVILS, AND REBELS

For anyone who likes their history funny, gruesome, action-packed and thrilling, Dragons, Devils, and Rebels is the true page-turning story of the end of the Qing empire.

When an unknown girl marries the Emperor of China, can she take control and stay in power? Could you? Imagine you were faced with: Dragons, Emperors who had run China for two thousand years, Devils, strange foreigners invading with guns and ships, and Rebels, Chinese bandits and warriors with supernatural powers…

Enter the dragon empire and explore the epic, true story of Empress Cixi…

This is a fast-paced, accessible retelling of one of the most action-packed periods of Chinese history. The book includes a glossary of terms to help readers understand terms and pronunciations, and will appeal to anyone who likes their history funny, gruesome, and action packed. Alison and Terry’s previous book Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors sold over 12,000 copies in Australia and New Zealand.


Alison Lloyd started learning Chinese in school because it was a challenge, then later went to live in China for two years - she was living there when army tanks rolled in to suppress the student movement in 1989. Alison loves history - both the big sweep of events and the little details of how people lived. Her favourite stories are about people's deep feelings - hope and despair, loyalty and betrayal, love and loss. Put these things together in a book and she can't put it down. That's why she wrote her first novel Year of the Tiger, and its sequel Battle of the Jade Horse. She is also the author of the CBCA shortlisted non-fiction -Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors - and the Letty books in the Australian Girl series. Before she wrote Year of the Tiger, Alison worked for the Australian Government, in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Alison lives in Melbourne with her family.

Terry Denton is among Australia's busiest literary creative forces possibly now best known to hundreds of thousands of children as the illustrator of Andy Griffiths' Just and Treehouse titles which have been published in multiple territories. Terry’s work is characterised by a devious sense of humour, an adventurous and inventive drawing style and an informed flair for what interests and amuses kids.