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In a famine-stricken village, a seer shows two children their futures. For the boy, greatness. For the girl, nothingless. But China in 1345 is under harsh Mongol rule - for peasants, greatness only appears in stories. The Zhu family is mystified as to how their son, Zhu Chongba, will achieve such success. In contrast, an early death for a mere daughter is only to be expected. Yet when a bandit attack orphans the two children, it's only Zhu Chongba who dies. Desperate to survive, his sister steals his identity to enter a monastery. There, disguised as a male novice, Zhu learns she can be ruthless to avoid her fate. But when her sanctuary is destroyed, Zhu is cast back into the war-torn world. To change her ending, there's only one thing she can do: claim her brother's great destiny as her own.
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She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker Chan
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- Released
- 2021
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Shelley Parker Chan
- Publisher
- Mantle
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1529043395
- ISBN13
- 9781529043396
- Series
- Radiant Emperor
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Military Fiction, Wars, LGBTQ+, Gifts for women, Asia, China, Fate
- First published
- 2021
- Original title
- She Who Became the Sun
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- In a famine-stricken village, a seer shows two children their futures. For the boy, greatness. For the girl, nothingless. But China in 1345 is under harsh Mongol rule - for peasants, greatness only appears in stories. The Zhu family is mystified as to how their son, Zhu Chongba, will achieve such success. In contrast, an early death for a mere daughter is only to be expected. Yet when a bandit attack orphans the two children, it's only Zhu Chongba who dies. Desperate to survive, his sister steals his identity to enter a monastery. There, disguised as a male novice, Zhu learns she can be ruthless to avoid her fate. But when her sanctuary is destroyed, Zhu is cast back into the war-torn world. To change her ending, there's only one thing she can do: claim her brother's great destiny as her own.