Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom

Abducted from his home by bandits, fifteen-year-old Wang Lee is rescued from slavery by a mysterious girl who introduces him to the Taiping Tienkuo, a secret society partly based on Christian principles and dedicated to the overthrow of the Manchu government.

First sentence: THE SUN WAS HIGH in the summer heaven, burning Wang Lee's back brick red like the soil into which he dug his hoe.

Year

1983

Language

English

Publisher

Puffin

Editions

7

Pages

240

ISBN

9780140376104

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