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Apr 14, 2024 | 
panmacmillan.com | Shelley Parker-Chan |Chloe Gong |Sue Lynn Tan |Ann Liang
Share this book with your friends and familyAnn LiangSynopsis‘Exquisite and devastating. It won’t fail to move you’ – Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunInspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic historical fantasy about womanhood, war, sacrifice and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance. Her beauty hides a deadly purpose.
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Dec 2, 2023 | 
audiofilemagazine.com | Shelley Parker-Chan
Natalie Naudus narrates the conclusion to The Radiant Emperor Duology. A fierce power struggle is underway to reign as emperor in this retelling of the Ming dynasty's rise to power and wresting of control from the Mongols. Naudus is an admirable guide through a complicated plot with multiple points of view.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
straitstimes.com | Shelley Parker-Chan |Clement Yong |Olivia Ho
He Who Drowned The WorldBy Shelley Parker-ChanHistorical fantasy/Mantle/Paperback/487 pages/$32/Amazon SG (amzn.to/3uK3vm7)4 stars How does a lowly monk become emperor of China? It sounds improbable, yet this is the extraordinary true story of Zhu Yuanzhang, whose journey from nobody to the founder of the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century is one of the most astronomical ascents in history. To this already incredible tale, add one more ingredient: What if Zhu were, in fact, born a girl?
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
likewise.com | Kalynn Bayron |Alicia Jasinska |Tasha Suri |Shelley Parker-Chan
Suggested byPix and upvoted by 1 otherPixWhile being a reimagining of Cinderella, it also has elements of fantasy and romance with LGBTQ+ representation, as well as a good amount of adventure, making it a fun and engaging read. To add a comment, download the Likewise app from your device's app store. Crier's Warby Nina VarelaLiked by 4.0KPixThis novel mixes fantasy with romance and follows the journey of a protagonist making it an intriguing and adventurous fantasy romance read.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
killyourdarlings.com.au | Shelley Parker-Chan
Show Your Working is a regular column exploring how some of our favourite writers get things done. In this instalment, we take a peek into the writing routine of author Shelley Parker-Chan. Their latest novel, He Who Drowned the World, the sequel to the award-winning She Who Became the Sun, is out this month. I used to work in my bedroom at a desk in front of a nice sunny window. But then we had our Melbourne lockdowns and I was desperate for a working space that I could keep my family out of.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
tor.com | Shelley Parker-Chan
How much would you give to win the world? We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Shelley Parker-Chan’s He Who Drowned the World, the sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China. He Who Drowned the World is out from Tor Books on August 22. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters.
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Aug 13, 2023 | 
killyourdarlings.com.au | Shelley Parker-Chan
Any avid reader of plot-driven, formulaic fiction knows the moment: when the face of a professed fellow book enthusiast, upon hearing your readerly interests, registers embarrassment on your behalf, followed by disdain, then settles on something akin to pity. ‘Oh,’ they say politely. Then they explain, sometimes briefly and sometimes at length, a position that amounts to: ‘I don’t read genre.’‘Genre fiction’ is a funny term.
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Jul 1, 2023 | 
libraryjournal.com | Shelley Parker-Chan
Zhu Yuanzhang has started her path as the Radiant King, but she faces a larger battle to become emperor. Even with the success of her forces, many others stand in the way of her path to greatness. General Zhang commands a stronger, larger army and is guided by his sharp, cunning wife, Madam Zhang. Zhu knows that to survive this hurdle, she will need to bring the eunuch General Ouyang to her side, no matter the enmity between them.
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Jun 13, 2023 | 
booklistonline.com | Shelley Parker-Chan
Aug. 2023. 496p. Tor, $28.99 (9781250621825); e-book (9781250621832).
REVIEW.
First published July 2023 (Booklist).
In this satisfying sequel to (2021), Parker-Chan brings their historical-fantasy retelling of the rise of Chinese emperor Zhu Yuanzhang to a conclusion. As the action begins, Zhu Yuanzhang is on a quest to remake the world into something that would accept her for what she is—a man but also a woman, a woman but also a king. Unfortunately, other players are also at work.
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Apr 27, 2023 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Shelley Parker-Chan
The sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China. Mulan meets The Song of Achilles. How much would you give to win the world? Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor. But Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial ambitions.
