He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-ChanHe Who Drowned the World is the sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller She Who Became the Sun. What would you give to win the world? Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory one that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor. However, Zhu isn't the only one with imperial aspirations. Courtesan Madam Zhang plots to steal the throne for her husband.

Sophie is forced to leave behind everything and start a new life in a magical world

Ochre and Rust takes nine Aboriginal and colonial artefacts from their museum shelves

I grew up with a problem

legends and instinct

Author bio: The Pitjantjatjara text is by Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM and Imuna Kenta based on stories by Akitiya Angkuna Tjitayi

and survival

guerrilla graffiti and projectile perfume

ahead of their time

Christy's buried past gradually comes to light

including profiles in The New Yorker and The New York Times

An instant classic

and suggest that the course of history may be less set in stone