{"product_id":"b0dwxf49l2","title":"The Poet Empress: The instant Sunday Times bestseller and BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick perfect for fans of R.F. Kuang and Madeline Miller","description":"\u003cp\u003e*THE INSTANT  SUNDAY TIMES  BESTSELLER*\u003cbr\u003e\n*A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This is a five star read for real'  ROBIN HOBB\u003cbr\u003e\n'An impressive debut with real psychological depth'  THE GUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\n'Richly imagined and politically driven'  THE I PAPER\u003cbr\u003e\n'In a class of its own'  THE DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\n'A novel of great power and force'  LOCUS\u003cbr\u003e\n'It now holds a standard for fantasy standalones'  GRIMDARK MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003e\n'This dark fantasy stands out among the plethora of romantasy'  BOOKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\n'Vicious, gorgeous, and fiercely haunting'  CHLOE GONG\u003cbr\u003e\n'Sublime'  AMELIE WEN ZHAO\u003cbr\u003e\n'Enthralling'  ANDREA STEWART\u003cbr\u003e\n'Astounding'  CHELSEA ABDULLAH\u003cbr\u003e\n'Fantasy at its best'  VAISHNAVI PATEL TO KILL A MONSTER, SHE MUST BECOME ONE . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the emperor lays dying, the once-great Azalea Dynasty plunges towards civil war. While its princes plot for power, a more hidden war - to become the next empress - occupies the imperial court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWei Yin - peasant girl turned concubine to the cruel Prince Terren - has already endured unimaginable suffering. Ripped from her family, she has no title, no allies, and no escape. But she does have a secret . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the shadows of the palace, surrounded by enemies, she is learning a skill forbidden to women. Because when words are weapons and poetry holds an ancient magic, the fate of a girl - and a nation - can both be rewritten. All she has to do is compose the perfect poem - a tale so powerful, it can kill any man, even the next emperor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe epic political arena of  The Poppy War  by R.F. Kuang meets the intimate tragedy of  The Song of Achilles  by Madeline Miller in this internationally bestselling debut novel by visionary new voice Shen Tao, unmissable for veteran genre fans as well as readers of literary fiction looking to make their first foray into fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52760004690136,"sku":"YSL21031","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/91JAOKv5xAL._SY1500.jpg?v=1792640659","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b0dwxf49l2","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}