![]() In She Who Became the Sun, we begin with a peasant family a father and son are killed, and only the daughter remains. His army defeated the Mongols This is all true. He was a monk, then a rebel leader, and finally an emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang was, famously, a peasant before rising to power. Shelley Parker-Chan’s novel reimagines this founding emperor’s origin story and turns it into something beautifully queer and excitingly clever. She Who Became the Sunis a queer fantasy retelling of the life of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty in late 14th Century China. Read More: The Best Fantasy Books of All Time She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan Not only should we be paying attention we should be revelling in the variety, beauty, and vibrancy of these amazing queer fantasy worlds and characters.įantasy books are all about magical spaces, and these queer novels are all, indeed, magical. These LGBTQ authors are taking new steps into uncharted territory with their amazing queer fantasy books and we all need to be paying attention. These queer fantasy books range from alternate histories to mythological retellings via fresh takes on classic fantasy tropes. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. ![]() ![]() She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan. ![]()
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