“A poetic masterpiece about war,
love and identity”
—S. A. Chakraborty
“Live like your head is on fire…”
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She Who Became the Sun
“A poetic masterpiece about war, love and identity”
—S. A. Chakraborty
A lush, fresh literary voice merges with commercial appeal in this accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny. Sweeping across an epic alternate China, She Who Became the Sun is Mulan meets The Song of Achilles—a bold reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty as the story of a female monk who will stop at nothing to gain the Mandate of Heaven and achieve greatness.
About Shelley
Shelley is an Asian-Australian former diplomat who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBT rights in Southeast Asia. Read more→
Bibliophile: The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books for 2021
Praise for SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN
“Evocative and heartrending”
—S. A. Chakraborty
“Fantasy will never be the same”
—Zen Cho
“It will wreck you”
—Alix E. Harrow
“Heartbreaking, stirring, haunting”
—Aliette de Bodard
“Sublime and emotionally devastating”
—Tasha Suri
“An intense and sweeping epic”
—Tessa Gratton
“An instant classic”
—C. S. Pacat
“Zhu is a hero unlike any other”
—A. K. Larkwood
“A new voice to be reckoned with”
—Sam Hawke
“Arresting, beautiful, intimately poignant”
—Rowenna Miller
“A major new voice in historical fantasy”
—Anna Stephens
“Instantly enthralling”
—Malinda Lo
About Shelley
Shelley is an Asian-Australian former diplomat who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBT rights in Southeast Asia. Read more→
© Shelley Parker-Chan, 2020
Illustration by Tan Kok Loon
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