{"product_id":"she-who-became-the-sun-1-radiant-emperor","title":"She Who Became the Sun #1 Radiant Emperor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Number One \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An immersive historical fantasy,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Who Became the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eby\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eShelley Parker-Chan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a queer retelling of one legendary Chinese ruler's rise to power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Magnificent in every way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWar, desire, vengeance, politics - Shelley Parker-Chan has perfectly measured each ingredient'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSamantha Shannon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Priory of the Orange Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates. For a family's eighth-born son, there's greatness. For the second daughter, nothing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1345, China lies restless under harsh Mongol rule. And when a bandit raid wipes out their home, the two children must somehow survive. Zhu Chongba despairs and gives in. But the girl resolves to overcome her destiny. So she takes her dead brother's identity and begins her journey. Can Zhu escape what's written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land? Or can she claim her brother's greatness - and rise, ruthlessly, to take the dragon throne?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis is a glorious tale of love, loss, betrayal and triumph by a powerful new voice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Who Became the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is a reimagining of the rise to power of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu was the peasant rebel who expelled the Mongols, unified China under native rule, and became the founding Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpic, tragic and gorgeous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlix E. Harrow, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Thousand Doors of January\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43583574343877,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/She_20Who_20Became_20the_20Sun.jpg?v=1716639394","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/she-who-became-the-sun-1-radiant-emperor","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}