johns hopkins press civil war novel

Earth’s top weapon specialist’s soul crossed over to an alternate world, merged with Rebirth Martial Emperor’s memories, cultivating Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, sweeping through all opposition with invincible might! Able to refine medicine, capable of crafting weapons, and knows the art of inscription…. Being skilled in all professions is the way of kings!

Divine Martial Continent — a land where only the strongest will prevail, where Warriors are born, each tied to an innate Warrior Soul of a single element. With the nature of the five elements acting as counters to each other, it was only natural that fire and ice are at odds. Amongst all Warriors, a genius was born. He was blessed with both the Immemorial Ice Crystal and Flaming Sacred Body, destined to create legends which would leave thousands of worlds trembling at his feet. That changed when a young man from Earth named Li Lingtian transmigrated to Divine Martial Continent and took physical possession of the gifted young man. It turned out for the worst as the gifted young man became a good-for-nothing and he fell from grace. However, the encounter would prove to be a blessing in disguise when Li Lingtian obtains the Heaven and Earth Reincarnation, a technique that will push him to the top once more and ultimately allowing him to be a step closer to his goal — of becoming the War God Supreme. Would our MC achieve his goal? Or would he fail and return to his old ways as a good-for-nothing? Follow along his journey to find out.

"Xiao Chen, please give us another chance!" Xiao Chen stared at them with a loathing gaze. "Ten years ago, you looked down on me. You showed up at my doorstep, forcing me to break off the engagement. My dad was so enraged that he was hospitalized. Now you're actually here to beg me?" It started off as an ordinary decline of a rich family. However, to everyone's surprise, the insignificant Xiao family actually gave birth to a bigwig who was powerful in the politics, military and business world. Just when all the major families could not stand the pressure brought forth by Xiao Chen and were forced to apologize, they discovered that he had disappeared! At the same time, in a small family of a small town- Xiao Chen exclaimed, "Mother-in-law! I am really here to repay your daughter's kindness. There's nothing else between us!" In order to pay back his debt of gratitude, Xiao Chen hid his identity and came to this small town. But his mother-in-law treated him in a totally unexpected way!

Gao Yang was a military enthusiast, an ordinary one, who loved knives, guns, and adventure. In an accident, Gao Yang found himself in Africa, where he unfortunately experienced a plane crash. Although he miraculously survived, his life henceforth was one where he could only scrape by under the muzzle of guns, for he had become a mercenary. What heights could a military enthusiast reach in the international Mercenary World? Please, wait and see.

Ang kaluluwa ng pinakamagaling na weapon specialist ng Earth ay tumawid sa isang alternatibong mundo, taglay ang alaala ng Rebirth Martial Emperor, nilinang ang Nine Dragons War Sovereign Technique, winawasak ang lahat ng kalaban na mayroong hindi mapapantayang lakas! Kayang gumawa ng medisina, may kakayahan sa paggawa ng mga armas, at alam ang sining ng inskripsyon... Ang pagiging dalubhasa sa lahat ng propesyon ay gawi ng mga hari!

His name was Brayden Neal, and he was an ordinary citizen. At eighteen years old, he was bestowed the title of a king! After ten years of fighting in the northern borders outside the kingdom, he finally returned home. He swore to kill three people the moment he arrived at the capital...

A phrase about his merits startling the Emperor, it led the Invincible God General to become a prisoner at the feet of others. A phrase about his origins as a commoner turned a vow as steady as mountains and as deep as seas into something less than a beast. He was once the greatest general of all time in the Great Shang Dynasty, celebrated for quelling the disturbances of the Seven Countries. Yet, during the victory banquet, he was framed by the Emperor of Great Shang and his beloved Ninth Princess. They destroyed his Dantian, crippled his meridians, and exiled him to the frontiers. In his icy and hopeless heart, he received meticulous care from his newlywed wife and unexpectedly unlocked the Ten Thousand Beasts Sky Prison, becoming the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts. He resumed his training in Martial Arts, and the wild beasts were unleashed!

After his wife's affair and the discovery that his child belongs to another man, Li Feng is cast out into the rainy night. Since fate won't allow him to live an ordinary life, he resolves to live an extraordinary one. “How many roads must a man walk down, before they call him a man" --- <Blowing in The Wind> Bob Dylan

A magical 'Universal Toolbox' led Joe Ga into the arms industry. The complex and unpredictable nature of the world caused Joe Ga to gradually change his goals... "Sir, how did you end up here?" "I don't know, I just wanted to make some money at first, buy a house, marry a wife. But slowly, as more and more people appeared around me, my goals started to change." "So what are your goals now?" "Now, I just want to retire peacefully with my guys, really!"

In a world where summoners wield the power to call forth vampires, elves, angels, demons, and all humanoid creatures from across the realms, Nathan found himself unable to summon beings except from beasts.  However, those beasts are not ordinary beasts. They are divine beings who once stood at the same level, if not higher, than the legendary creatures the world ever knew.  Casting his gaze to the left, Nathan sees numerous summoners accompanied by the likes of demon kings, archangels, vampire progenitors, and other legendary beings. Turning to the right, a massive army of alien symbiotes is waiting to attack.  There was no fear in his eyes, because standing on his left is a majestic wolf who managed to kill a god, the legendary eight-headed serpent coils on his right, above him is the bird who is glowing like the sun, and behind him is a dragon that once gnawed the roots of the world tree.  “Let the war begin.”