Very good story of a Queen of Korea who brought her country into a modern age. This is the story of how she started and gained power.
Although fiction it tells a loose story of her rise to power and her personal life that was possibly true.
Love the way the author presented this story and will read the 3rd in this series soon.

Od autorky bestsellerů Dcer draka přichází příběh jedné z nejneobvyklejších královen v historii.Hned v úvodu bych na sebe chtěla prozradit, že jsem první díl nečetla. Ale zase na druhou stranu pro další takové barbary jako jsem já, je to přínos vědět, že: Dračí královna se může číst i bez čtení předchozího dílu, vůbec to ničemu nevadí. :-) Všichni, kdo četli tak jak se má, psali, že je to o to větší zážitek, když se čte postupně. Ale já po dočtení Dračí královny vůbec nechápu, jak by první kniha...

Ein solides Buch mit schönem historischen hintergrundwissen der asiatischen Geschichte. Ich habe mich selber ein paar Mal in der Persönlichkeit der Königen wiedergefunden und konnte einige Aspekte gut nachvollziehen, jedoch fand ich das Ende leider etwas abgehakt und leider nicht so wie ich es mir gewünscht oder vergestellt habe. Ansonsten konnte ich auch dieses Buch von william Andrew's sehr gut lesen ✨

It's the second book of The Dragon trilogy and it was worth reading to understand the inheritance in the first book. It's about Korea's last Queen Min's story. I loved the passion and hard work she's gone through as a woman in 1800s. I know some thought there was no need for linking the story to today. This book has written as part of a series so I did not have any issue with that. But the ending was a bit odd for the story of today for me.

This is even better than the first book; impossible to put it down once started. I could feel the spirit of Queen Min soaring within me. The ending broke my heart and l wished for a slightly different ending; an ending which Queen Min deserved better (I'm still feeling heartbroken as I'm typing this but cheers to more coffee at work tomorrow!).

I won the Kindle Edition through Goodreads Giveaway! Thank you for the opportunity to read a historical-fiction read about The Last Empress of Korea. I was really excited to read about Queen Min, The Last Empress of Korea. There is a Korean Drama called "Myeong Seong Hwang Hu" 명성황후 that aired back in 2000 about Queen Min and this instantly reminded me of that. I was really interested in the writing style of The Dragon Queen, but at the same time, I didn't see the need for the "Present-Day" secti...

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#bookreviewWeek number : 29Book number: 60Name: The Dragon Queen by William AndersonRating: 2/5Finally finished a book after a long time. This was a long read. And not a very good or interesting read. It is the prequel to the previous book by the author, Daughters of the Dragon. That book was interesting and eye opening, talking about the japanese occupation of Korea and the atrocities. This book talked about the last empress of Korea. Compared to the previous book, this one was not as well writ...

This is an interesting format for a historical book - it's both fiction and not really fiction at the same time. With short interludes about the present day, the author tells a fictionalized historical tale through one of the characters. If you like historical novels or memoirs about Asia, you will enjoy this. It's sort of a mesh between the two, except, of course it's not a memoir, because it wasn't written by the queen herself.Anyway, the present day parts act mostly as an afterthought, a sett...

I had read Daughters of the Dragon by William Andrews and I thought it was outstanding. It is one of my favorite historical fiction reads. So when I saw The Dragon Queen, I didn't hesitate on reading this even though historical fiction is usually not the genre I read. The story is told over two timelines, present day Korea and Korea in the 1800s. It was a beautifully told story about Queen Min's journey. Not as powerful as the the first book but still as captivating. Another phenomenal read abou...