She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

The novel is set in 14th century China, during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the Red Turban Rebellions. The book won both the Best Novel and Best Newcomer awards at the British Fantasy Awards, and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction and the Hugo Award for Best Novel, making Parker-Chan the first Australian to be nominated for the latter award. Parker-Chan's debut novel, the work is a re-imagining of the rise to power of the Hongwu Emperor in the 14th century. 'Magnificent in every way.She Who Became the Sun is a 2021 historical fantasy novel by Shelley Parker-Chan.

'A dazzling new world of fate, war, love and betrayal' - Zen Cho, author of Black Water Sister 'A thoroughly engrossing read with a fabulous, tragic-trickster protagonist' - Megan Campisi, author of Sin Eater

War, desire, vengeance, politics - Shelley Parker-Chan has perfectly measured each ingredient' - Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree immersive storytelling at its finest' - Daily Mail 'This audacious, brilliant debut is a vivid, original reimagining. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January a deft and dazzling triumph' - Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne LONGLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS DEBUT FICTION 2022 This is a glorious tale of love, loss, betrayal and triumph by a powerful new voice. 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? 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. In a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates. Zhu was the peasant rebel who expelled the Mongols, unified China under native rule, and became the founding Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan is a historical fantasy reimagining of the rise to power of Zhu Yuanzhang. HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR FOR BEST NOVEL 2022Īn absorbing historical fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor.