THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An absorbing historical
fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan reimagines
the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor. 'This
audacious, brilliant debut is a vivid, original reimagining . . .
immersive storytelling at its finest' - Daily Mail '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 'A thoroughly engrossing read with
a fabulous, tragic-trickster protagonist' - Megan Campisi, author
of Sin Eater 'A dazzling new world of fate, war, love and betrayal'
- Zen Cho, author of Black Water Sister In a famine-stricken
village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates.
For a family's eighth-born son, there's 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
brother's identity and begins her journey. Can Zhu escape what's
written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land? Or can she
claim her brother's greatness - and rise as high as she can dream?
This is a glorious tale of love, loss, betrayal and triumph by a
powerful new voice. 'As brilliant as Circe . . . a deft and
dazzling triumph' - Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne 'Epic,
tragic and gorgeous' - Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand
Doors of January She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan is a
historical fantasy 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.
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