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The conclusion of the Radiant Emperor duology makes use of every last word and stamps this series onto the map as a new must-read of the fantasy canon. An] important debut that expands our concept of who gets to be a hero and a villain, and introduces a pair of gender disruptors who are destined to change China – and the LGBTQ fantasy canon – forever. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The characters are violent and ruthless but at the same time they show a lot of other emotions on the page such as grief, abanoment, selfdoubth and others which made the story feel very real. Stationary and yet soaring on her hilltop, she had the curious sensation of seeing her entire path to her future stretching before her.Jen Williams, author of Talonsister A powerful historical fantasy filled with complex people and high stakes.
Madam Zhang is so disconnected from the pain of her body that she becomes unfeeling, she controls her body as you would a clockwork toy and winds herself up again for her next performance. And so it is with even greater betrayal that we see the jagged edges of their differences once more. In her perspective, we witness how she uses her own body—detached from her mind—to wield other people's desires against themselves. My theory for all of this was that I found Esen and Ouyang the most compelling part of the first book so, without Esen, what am I left with? Her desire was the radiance of the sun, an immensity that filled every part of her without exception.Now all that separated the Zhangs in the east from Zhu’s own kingdom in the west was a stretch of flatlands in the curve of the mighty Yangzi River as it wound its way to the sea. On the plain the two generals inclined their heads in respect; conveyed and received the formal message of surrender; and withdrew. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high on her recent victory that tore southern China from its Mongol rulers. My thanks to NetGalley and Tor Publishing for allowing me to read this work, which will be published August 22, 2023.
In She Who Became the Sun we see their similarities discussed alongside their vast differences, but in this book we are allowed to see their connections in an even sharper light. Her army, an infantry-dominated force built from the former Red Turban rebellion and additional peasant recruits, was barely half the size of the Zhangs’ well-equipped professional army. It’s not so much that the violence is especially graphic, it’s that there is almost no respite from it. I cried, I laughed, I wanted these characters to pay for all the awful things they’d done, I desperately yearned for them all to have happily ever afters, and I was always always so impressed and touched by the themes of self-acceptance and fate and how they were woven into the story. There is not a single moment in the first 95% of the book where someone is moved by kindness or decency.I disliked how muddied his characterization became, especially as it didn’t seem like this was done on purpose. Her neighbor, the former courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband - and her powerful kingdom has the strength and resources to wipe Zhu off the map. Much praise to the author for masterfully dissecting the characters’ persona to get to the crux of who they are, and the driving forces that moved them.
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