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.Īll the contenders are determined to do whatever it takes to win. 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. Unbeknownst to the southerners, a new contender is even closer to the throne. 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. 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. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor.īut Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial ambitions. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. He Who Drowned the World is the sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller She Who Became the Sun. How much would you give to win the world? 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.
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