She Who Became the Sun
English
By (author): Shelley Parker-Chan
The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller
An immersive historical fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan is a queer retelling of one legendary Chinese ruler's rise to power.
'Magnificent in every way. War, desire, vengeance, politics Shelley Parker-Chan has perfectly measured each ingredient' Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
In a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates. For a familys eighth-born son, theres greatness. For the second daughter, nothing.
In 1345, China lies restless under harsh Mongol rule. And when a bandit raid wipes out their home, the two children must somehow survive. Zhu Chongba despairs and gives in. But the girl resolves to overcome her destiny. So she takes her dead brothers identity and begins her journey. Can Zhu escape whats written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land? Or can she claim her brothers greatness and rise, ruthlessly, to take the dragon throne?
This is a glorious tale of love, loss, betrayal and triumph by a powerful new voice.
She Who Became the Sun is a reimagining of the rise to power of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu was the peasant rebel who expelled the Mongols, unified China under native rule, and became the founding Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Epic, tragic and gorgeous Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January