"He Who Drowned the World" is Shelley Parker-Chan's explosive sequel and the closer to her historical fantasy series, She Who Became the Sun, set in an AU version of China. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, wants to be emperor but knows that she will never get there without a brutal battle. The courtesan Madam Zhang is eyeing the throne for her husband, and the only way Zhu can stay on top is by risking an alliance with rival general Ouyang, who is pining for his own shot at revenge. The powerful royals may have underestimated scholar Wang Baoxiang, who, after being humiliated and abandoned by his family, has managed to rise in the ranks, and there will be no sweeter comeuppance than sitting on the throne his family had forsaken him for. Chan closes the Radiant Emperor Duology with a bloody, violent battle that never shies away from the depravity of war and the destabilizing journey for power.
Release date: Aug. 22