Can Zhu escape what’s written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land? Or can she claim her brother’s 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. So she takes her dead brother’s identity and begins her journey. But the girl resolves to overcome her destiny.
And when a bandit raid wipes out their home, the two children must somehow survive. In 1345, China lies restless under harsh Mongol rule. For a family’s eighth-born son, there’s greatness. 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. 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.
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