EAN: 9781529043457

PARKER-CHAN SHELLEY HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD

A dazzling queer historical fantasy of war and destiny set in an epic alternate China - and
sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling She Who Became the Sun. The Song of Achilles meets Mulan
in He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan.    'Magnificent in every way' - Samantha
Shannon  author of The Priory of the Orange Tree    What would you give to win the world?   Zhu
Yuanzhang  the Radiant King  is riding high after a great victory. She's torn southern China
from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to crown herself emperor. However 
she's not the only one with imperial aspirations.  Courtesan Madam Zhang wants the throne for
her husband. And scorned scholar Wang Baoxiang yearns to bring the empire to its knees. So Zhu
must gamble everything on a risky alliance with her old enemy: Ouyang  the brilliant but
unstable eunuch general. All contenders will do anything and everything to win. But when desire
and ambition have no limits  could the price be too high for even the most ruthless heart to
bear?   Praise for Shelley Parker-Chan:   'Transcendent  heart-wrenching' - Joanne Harris 
author of Chocolat   'As brilliant as Circe . . . a deft and dazzling triumph' - Tasha Suri 
author of The Jasmine Throne   'Shelley Parker-Chan is a genius' - Jen Williams  author of
Talonsister    Readers love He Who Drowned the World :   'I absolutely adored it'  'A
spectacular ending'  ' I can't even think of picking up a new book because I'm not ready to
move on'

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