The sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun the accomplished poetic debut of
war and destiny sweeping across an epic alternate China. Mulan meets The Song of Achilles. How
much would you give to win the world? Zhu Yuanzhang the Radiant King is riding high after her
victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to
seize the throne and crown herself emperor. But Zhu isn't the only one with imperial ambitions.
Her neighbor in the south the courtesan Madam Zhang wants the throne for her husband-and
she's strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. To stay in the game Zhu will have to gamble
everything on a risky alliance with an old enemy: the talented but unstable eunuch general
Ouyang who has already sacrificed everything for a chance at revenge on his father's killer
the Great Khan. Unbeknownst to the southerners a new contender is even closer to the throne.
The scorned scholar Wang Baoxiang has maneuvered his way into the capital and his lethal court
games threaten to bring the empire to its knees. For Baoxiang also desires revenge: to become
the most degenerate Great Khan in history-and in so doing make a mockery of every value his
Mongol warrior family loved more than him. All the contenders are determined to do whatever it
takes to win. But when desire is the size of the world the price could be too much for even
the most ruthless heart to bear...
