Good morning everyone I was lucky enough to receive a copy of He Who Drowned The World by Shelley Parker -Chan this week. I loved this author’s first book so I’m very excited to find out what happens next!
Huge thanks to Stephen from Black crow PR and Pan Macmillan for my copy of this book.
Today I’m hoping for a quiet morning so I can read a bit more of my book, we might try going for a walk later depending on the weather and then I’m working tomorrow!
What are your weekend plans?
Book Synopsis:
Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan – an epic queer historical fantasy of war and destiny set in an epic alternate China, and sequel to Sunday Times bestselling She Who Became the Sun.
What would you give to win the world?
Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory – one that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor.
However, Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial aspirations. Courtesan Madam Zhang plots to steal the throne for her husband. But scorned scholar Wang Baoxiang is even closer to the throne. He’s maneuverered his way to the capital, where his courtly games threaten to bring the empire to its knees. For Baoxiang also desires revenge: to become the most degenerate Great Khan in history. In the process, he’d make a mockery of the warrior values his Mongol family loved more than him.
About The Author:
Shelley Parker-Chan is an Asian-Australian former diplomat and international development adviser who spent nearly a decade working on human rights, gender equality and LGBT rights in Southeast Asia. Named after the Romantic poet, she was raised on a steady diet of Greek myths, Arthurian legend and Chinese tales of suffering and tragic romance. Her debut novel She Who Became the Sun owes more than a little to all three. In 2017 she was awarded an Otherwise (Tiptree) Fellowship for a work of speculative narrative that expands our understanding of gender. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her family.
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