{"product_id":"she-who-became-the-sun-9781250621818","title":"She Who Became the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo-time British Fantasy Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstounding Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eLambda Literary Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Dragon Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOtherwise Award Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magnificent in every way.\"--Samantha Shannon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Priory of the Orange Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A dazzling new world of fate, war, love and betrayal.\"--Zen Cho, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Water Sister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Who Became the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I refuse to be nothing...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShelley Parker-Chan is an Asian-Australian former international development adviser who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBTQ rights in Southeast Asia. Their debut historical fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eShe Who Became the Sun \u003c\/i\u003ewas a #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has been translated into 12 languages. Parker-Chan is a winner of the Astounding Award, and the British Fantasy Awards for Best Fantasy Novel and Best Newcomer. They have also been a finalist for the Lambda, Locus, Aurealis, Ditmar, and British Book Awards. They live in Melbourne, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574218461458,"sku":"9781250621818","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c2a044d2-7806-4c98-828c-5d4c381ba3b9.jpg?v=1731972342","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/she-who-became-the-sun-9781250621818","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}