She Who Became the Sun

British Fantasy Award for Best Novel · 2021 · WinnerGoodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy · 2021 · Shortlist

Tor BooksJuly 20, 2021sff historical-fictionISBN 9781250621252

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
British Fantasy Award for Best Novel	2021	Winner	“Shelley Parker-Chan's debut won the BFA for its epic scope, its gender-transgressive protagonist, and the visceral intensity of its Hundred Years of Mongolia setting and dynastic ambition.”
Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy	2021	Shortlist	“Nominee — She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan”

About This Book

A girl takes her dead brother's identity and destiny in Yuan Dynasty China to survive—and eventually rise to command armies—in this epic queer historical fantasy reimagining the rise of the Ming Dynasty.

About the Author

Shelley Parker-ChanAU

Shelley Parker-Chan is an Australian author of historical fantasy known for the Radiant Emperor duology, beginning with She Who Became the Sun, which won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2022. The novel reimagines the rise of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty through the eyes of a girl who steals her dead brother's destiny. Parker-Chan was born in Australia and has lived in Singapore, Japan, and the UK. Read more →

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