Taiping, (Paperback)

<p><strong>A sweeping historical novel set against one of the most devastating uprisings in world history-the Taiping Rebellion, a conflict that claimed more than twenty million lives and reshaped 19th-century China.</strong></p><p></p><p>When <strong>Hong Xiuquan</strong>, a failed scholar from Guangdong, experiences visions that convince him he is the younger brother of Jesus Christ, he begins preaching a radical new faith that challenges the Qing dynasty and electrifies the poor and disenfranchised. His message spreads with astonishing speed, transforming a personal revelation into a revolutionary movement.</p><p></p><p>Across the Pacific, <strong>Elijah Roberts</strong>, an American revivalist shaped by the fervor of the Second Great Awakening, feels called to bring the gospel to China. Idealistic and determined, he enters a world he does not fully understand-one already trembling on the edge of upheaval.</p><p></p><p>Caught between them is <strong>Kan</strong>, Hong's cousin and closest confidant, a man torn between loyalty, doubt, and the terrifying momentum of a movement spiraling beyond anyone's control.</p><p></p><p>As the <strong>Taiping Heavenly Kingdom</strong> rises, alliances fracture, empires tremble, and the line between divine purpose and human ambition blurs. Through the intertwined lives of Hong, Elijah, and Kan, <em>Taiping</em> explores faith, identity, cultural collision, and the cost of believing too deeply in a vision of heaven on earth.</p><p></p><p>Richly researched and deeply human, <em>Taiping</em> brings to life one of history's most extraordinary and misunderstood eras-an epic story of conviction, delusion, and the people caught in the fire between them.</p>

• Taiping, (Paperback)
• Author: Bob Thompson
• ISBN: 9798994945247
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-05-12
• Page Count: 166