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1. He who drowned the world

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Author:
Parker-Chan, Shelley
Series:
Radiant emperor volume 2.
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
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...

2. She who became the sun

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Author:
Parker-Chan, Shelley
Series:
Radiant emperor volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything 'I refuse to be nothing...' In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness... In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family's eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness,...