# He Who Drowned the World - Hardcover

by **Shelley Parker-Chan** (Author)

**_USA TODAY_ bestseller, #1 international bestseller, and Indie Next Pick**

**Best of 2023 Pick for Autostraddle and BookPage; a** **Recommended Reading List Pick for Locus**  
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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...

### Author Biography

Shelley Parker-Chan is an Asian-Australian former international development adviser who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBTQ rights in Southeast Asia. Their debut historical fantasy novel _She Who Became the Sun_ was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has been translated into 12 languages. Parker-Chan is a winner of the Astounding Award, and the British Fantasy Awards for Best Fantasy Novel and Best Newcomer. They have also been a finalist for the Lambda, Locus, Aurealis, Ditmar, and British Book Awards. They live in Melbourne, Australia.

**Number of Pages:** 496

**Dimensions:** 1.51 x 8.45 x 5.81 IN

**Publication Date:** August 22, 2023

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