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She Who Became the Sun 2021
She Who Became the Sun is a 2021 historical fantasy novel written by Shelley Parker-Chan. Published as Parker-Chan's first novel, it reimagines the ascent of the Hongwu Emperor during the 14th century. In 2023, a follow-up titled He Who Drowned the World was released; together, these works constitute The Radiant Emperor Duology.
The novel received the Best Novel and Best Newcomer honors at the British Fantasy Awards. It also earned a Lambda Literary Award nomination for Transgender Fiction and was shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, marking Parker-Chan as the first Australian nominee for that particular award.
Crew
- Cover artist
- Jung Shang
Details
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishers, Tor Books
- ISBN
- 9781250621801
- Pages
- 410
- Format
- Print, ebook, audiobook
- Series
- The Radiant Emperor
