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FAQ 1: Names!
Early readers may have noticed that in the narrative (never the dialogue) of She Who Became the Sun, Chinese characters are referred to by their surnames, rather than the conventional Chinese usage of [surname] [first name]. This may be jarring to Chinese-speakers and people who read a lot of translated works, e.g. webnovels! So: why did I make this choice?
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Shelley’s Recent Updates
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Shelley Parker-Chan
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Alexis Hall's review
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These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart:
"Source of book: NG
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Shelley Parker-Chan
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Priest! I was a really big fan of Guardian, back in the day.
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"Source of book: NetGalley (thank you)
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Shelley Parker-Chan
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124 other people
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K.J. Charles's review
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The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1):
"This is a deeply beloved comfort read for many, a character study/court intrigue book with a lot of detail and not, really, a lot of plot. The peril points are short, sharp, and rapidly dealt with in favour of a lengthy consideration on how to treat "
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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“Destroying what someone else cherished never brought back what you yourself had lost. All it did was spread grief like a contagion.”
― She Who Became the Sun
― She Who Became the Sun
“However tired I am, however hard it is: I know I can keep going, because I’m alive.”
― She Who Became the Sun
― She Who Became the Sun
“What someone is means nothing about what kind of person they are. Truth is in actions.”
― She Who Became the Sun
― She Who Became the Sun
Polls
1st Quarter 2022 - Fantasy #3
The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams, 544p
Gallant by V.E. Schwab, 448p (Mar 1 release)
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff, 739p
Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson, 352p
The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren, 219p
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, 368p
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind, 836p
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