The Radiant Emperor Reading Order
The The Radiant Emperor series by Shelley Parker-Chan is complete. Here is the book we cover so far.
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Reading order
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1. She Who Became the Sun
Book 1
A peasant girl takes her dead brother's name and his destiny during a famine, and decides she'll become the first Ming emperor. Her rival is a eunuch general with a revenge plan of his own. Queer, ambitious and ruthless about what wanting something costs.
- Morally Gray
- Revenge
- Forbidden Love
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
War, Graphic violence, Torture, Death of a loved one, Harm to children
