She Who Became the Sun
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Parker-Chan, Shelley Author
Series
Radiant emperor volume 1
Published
Tor Publishing Group , 2021.
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Two-time British Fantasy Award WinnerAstounding Award WinnerLambda Literary Award FinalistHugo Award FinalistLocus Award FinalistA Dragon Award FinalistOtherwise Award Finalist“I loved it.”—The New York Times"Magnificent in every way."—Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree"A dazzling new world of fate, war, love and betrayal."—Zen Cho, author of Black Water SisterShe Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor.To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything“I refuse to be nothing…”In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother's identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate.After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future altogether: her brother's abandoned greatness.
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Format
eBook
Street Date
07/20/2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781250621795
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parker-Chan, S. (2021). She Who Became the Sun . Tor Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parker-Chan, Shelley. 2021. She Who Became the Sun. Tor Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parker-Chan, Shelley. She Who Became the Sun Tor Publishing Group, 2021.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Parker-Chan, S. (2021). She who became the sun. Tor Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parker-Chan, Shelley. She Who Became the Sun Tor Publishing Group, 2021.
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