The Shadow of Black Wings part 1

...being the first volume of The Year of the Dragon saga. Dragons, steampunk, Wales, Japan. http://amzn.to/MM44Lj
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an old photo of a woman in a wedding dress
1854 Queen Victoria photo by Roger Fenton | Grand Ladies
"Sixteenth year of Queen Victoria Alexandrina" (Queen Victoria, 1854)
an old black and white photo of boats docked in the water next to buildings with scaffolding on them
A Tour of Old Canton (Page1)
"...the people of the boat anchorages, the Tanka, were much friendlier and more hospitable than the town dwellers."
"There is a war brewing in the Scythian Sea..." Sinking Ship Painting, Naval Battle Paintings, Pirate Ship Battle Painting, 18th Century Ship Painting, Old Pirate Ship Painting, Sea Battle, Ship Paintings, Black Sea, Custom Portrait Painting
Pierogi Pop
"There is a war brewing in the Scythian Sea..."
an airplane flying over a body of water with people standing on the shore below it
The FLYING MACHINES Web Site | Vehicle Bill of Sale Templates
"A few airships hovered above it all, ever watchful. One of them, a streamlined chaser..."
an old drawing of a man in a hot air balloon
The FLYING MACHINES Web Site | Vehicle Bill of Sale Templates
"...flying on hand-crank whirligigs..."
an anchor, globe and ribbon with the words peace is for all to see on it
The Crest of the Royal Marines Dragon Riders
two old wooden boats sailing on the water
sail – MD on call
"The Qin pilot arrived in a small junk with three square red sails."
an old black and white photo of three people sleeping on picnic tables with buckets
"...half-naked emaciated men with blank eyes, smoking long wooden pipes attached to some copper contraptions."
an oil painting of a boat on fire with people in the water and ships in the background
THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE
"A battery of Congreve’s rocket launchers was mounted on the foredeck."
an oil painting of boats in the water near a stone wall with a bridge on it
Severn Barrage
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the shadow of black wings by james cabbath kind of book for kids and adults
The Shadow of Black Wings (The Year of the Dragon, Book 1)
An ancient empire stands on the brink of a civil war. His arrival may push it over the edge. It is the sixteenth year of Queen Victoria's enlightened rule and the world trembles before the might of her ironclad navy and the dreaded Dragon Corps. The largest ship ever built sails from the Brigstow Harbour on a journey to the mysterious lands of Orient. Its load - a regiment of the Royal Marines and one Bran ap Dylan - freshly graduate in Dracology at the Llambed Academy of Mystic Arts.
a painting of a man in armor standing with his hands on his hips
Richard Neville, 1st Earl of Salisbury
"The Kingmaker’s blood ran thinly in Wulfhere’s veins."
an old black and white photo of a river running between two buildings with balconies
Old-China photos (2)
"...the windows and doors opened out onto the loosely cobbled streets and narrow canals filled with stale smelly water."
there are many boats on the water in this old photo, and one boat is going down the river
Shamian ~ Shameen Guangzhou information
"There’s a boat dwellers’ village to the west..."