She who became the sun /
by Parker-Chan, Shelley.
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BookSeries: radiant emperor: Publisher: London : Mantle, 2021Description: 411 pages : map (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529043389 (hbk.) :; 1529043387 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Historical | Historical | China | Mongol Empire | c 1000 CE to c 1500 | Fantasy | Myth & legend told as fiction | China -- History -- 960-1644 -- Fiction | Historical fictionSummary: 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. 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 as high as she can dream?
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003102832X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003106875X |
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. 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 as high as she can dream?
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