Book
She who became the sun / Shelley Parker-Chan.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250621801 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 414 pages : map ; 22 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Tor, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Famines > Fiction. Orphans > Fiction. Monks > Fiction. Brothers and sisters > Fiction. China > History > 960-1644 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Parke | 31681010245165 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in Shelley Parker-Chan's She Who Became the Sun, a bold, queer, and lyrical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty from an amazing new voice in literary fantasy. To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything "I refuse to be nothing..." In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness... In 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 bythe family's clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected. When 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 herbrother'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. After her sanctuary is destroyedfor supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future altogether: her brother's abandoned greatness"-- - Baker & Taylor
When the Zhu familyâs eighth-born son, Zhu Chongban, given the fate of greatness, dies during a brutal attack, his sister, escaping her own fated death, uses her brotherâs identity to claim another future altogetherâher brotherâs abandoned greatness. 125,000 first printing. - McMillan Palgrave
Two-time British Fantasy Award Winner
Astounding Award Winner
Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Hugo Award Finalist
Locus Award Finalist
A Dragon Award Finalist
Otherwise Award Finalist
âI loved it.ââThe New York Times
"Magnificent in every way."âSamantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
"A dazzling new world of fate, war, love and betrayal."âZen Cho, author of Black Water Sister
She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynastyâs founding emperor.
To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything
âI refuse to be nothingâ¦â
In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingnessâ¦
In 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 familyâs 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 familyâs clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.
When 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.
After 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.
