{"product_id":"she-who-became-the-sun-9781250621801","title":"She Who Became the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulan\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e in Shelley Parker-Chan's \u003ci\u003eShe Who Became the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, a bold, queer, and lyrical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty from an amazing new voice in literary fantasy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family's eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family's clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother's identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future altogether: her brother's abandoned greatness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250621801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2021 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shelley Parker-Chan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40292961190069,"sku":"9781250621801","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a70cb176-5c7a-44fa-a578-d026d7102eee.jpg?v=1624335036","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/she-who-became-the-sun-9781250621801","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}