Description
Description
Red Queen meets These Violent Delights and Iron Widow in an epic anti-colonial YA fantasy from debut author Molly X. Chang.
Known as The Girl Blessed By Death, Ruying wants only to survive, but when her magic is discovered by an enemy prince she must decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country. For as long as Yang Ruying has been alive, the empire of Er-Lang has been occupied by Romans, whose advanced science and military make them Gods. But these Gods are not kind. Their only gifts: cruelty, opian, and destruction. When Antony, the second Prince of Rome, uncovers Ruying's power, she becomes what she always feared: the perfect assassin. As tensions mount and rebellion stirs, Ruying can no longer deny that peace is a death sentence for Er-Lang. A death she may not be willing to deliver.
About the Author
About the Author
Molly X. Chang is a first-generation immigrant born in Harbin, China. To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods is her debut novel.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"With hauntingly poetic prose, Molly X. Chang spins a tale at the intersection of science fiction, fantasy, and the very real devastation that colonialism brings down on colonized peoples."--Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow "This book is a thrilling gut punch, both lavishly magical and devastatingly human."--Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer "Readers will be on the edge of their seats wondering what's going to happen next."--Adalyn Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna "A heart-pounding, brilliant debut that shines with pure magic."--Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals "An electric collision of science, magic, and a terrifying alternate history, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods is the complex romantic fantasy you've been waiting for."--Hannah F. Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf "A fantasy rich with heart and rooted in ancestral memory, a romance that will leave readers on the edge of their seat, a story that will take one's breath away--this book is the complete package."--Thea Guanzon, New York Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars "To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods is absolutely captivating, with a fierce heroine torn between love and loyalty as two worlds collide with devastating consequences."--Emily Thiede, author of This Vicious Grace "As ambitious as it is heartfelt, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods cements Molly X. Chang as an explosive new talent in fantasy. I was swept away by this debut and eagerly await her next book."--Isabel Cañas, USA Today bestselling author of Vampires of El Norte "To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods is desperate, grasping, breathless, filled with hard choices and characters who seek some measure of peace in an unforgiving land. Intensely riveting character dynamics in a truly unique world make this debut an absolute stunner!"--Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter "History and fantasy, sisterhood and betrayal, the tragedy of empire and triumph of the human spirit are vivid interwoven threads in an extraordinarily fine debut."--Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Long Live Evil
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Random House Worlds
Pub date:
2025-04-22
Length:
400 pages
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