She Who Became the Sun - The Radiant Emperor (Paperback)

'She Who Became the Sun is epic, tragic, and gorgeous. It will wreck you, and you will be grateful.' - Alix E. Harrow

'A thoroughly engrossing read with a fabulous, tragic-trickster protagonist. The exploration of gender and personhood was totally absorbing . . . I've been waiting for a book like this.' - Megan Campisi

'Parker-Chan unrolls the painted scroll of her epic tale with the control of a master storyteller, revealing a dazzling new world of fate, war, love and betrayal.' - Zen Cho

'Epic, sublime and emotionally devastating, She Who Became the Sun is as brilliant as Circe, and a deft and dazzling triumph.' - Tasha Suri

'A gripping tale of rise to power, fate, betrayals and the bloody beginnings and endings of dynasties. Heartbreaking, stirring, haunting.' - Aliette de Bodard

'Evocative and heart-rending, Parker-Chan's debut is a poetic masterpiece about war, love and identity.' - S. A. Chakraborty

'Magnificent in every way. War, desire, vengeance, politics - Shelley Parker-Chan has perfectly measured each ingredient of this queer historical epic. Glinting with bright rays of wit and tenderness, yet unafraid to delve into the deep shadows of human ambition, She Who Became the Sun, like Zhu, is unquestionably destined for greatness.' - Samantha Shannon

'Stunning, powerful and complex.' - Anna Stephens

'She Who Became the Sun is an intense and sweeping epic that blurs the lines between rebellion and revenge, between fate and ambition, exposing the inherent violence of gendered ideologies and the traumas they create in ourselves and the world.' - Tessa Gratton

'Zhu is a hero unlike any other - her propulsive desire to survive at any cost powers a glorious novel that encompasses grand betrayal, love, loss and triumph. An unforgettable debut.' - A. K. Larkwood

'A cinematic tour de force that feels classic and yet utterly fresh.' - C. S. Pacat

'Instantly enthralling. Zhu is canny, charming, and ruthless as she claims her own fate in a richly detailed world, challenging dynasties and gender in the process.' - Malinda Lo