{"title":"Shelley Parker-Chan","description":"Shelley 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 She Who Became the Sun was 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.","products":[{"product_id":"he-who-drowned-the-world-paperback","title":"He Who Drowned the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, #1 international bestseller, and Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest of 2023 Pick for Autostraddle and BookPage; a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRecommended Reading List Pick for Locus; Locus Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sequel and series conclusion to \u003ci\u003eShe Who Became the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China. \u003ci\u003eMulan\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow much would you give to win the world?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZhu 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Zhu isn't the only one with imperial ambitions. Her neighbor in the south, the courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband--and she's strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. To stay in the game, Zhu will have to gamble everything on a risky alliance with an old enemy: the talented but unstable eunuch general Ouyang, who has already sacrificed everything for a chance at revenge on his father's killer, the Great Khan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnbeknownst to the southerners, a new contender is even closer to the throne. The scorned scholar Wang Baoxiang has maneuvered his way into the capital, and his lethal court games threaten to bring the empire to its knees. For Baoxiang also desires revenge: to become the most degenerate Great Khan in history--and in so doing, make a mockery of every value his Mongol warrior family loved more than him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll the contenders are determined to do whatever it takes to win. But when desire is the size of the world, the price could be too much for even the most ruthless heart to bear...","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104493375711,"sku":"9781250621849","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/cCbVy7SnZ_9781250621849.webp?v=1781108432"},{"product_id":"she-who-became-the-sun-paperback","title":"She Who Became the Sun - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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. 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