daughter of the moon goddess sue lynn tan

The immortals of the Celestial Empire thank him by bestowing upon him an immortality elixir. Xingyin’s mother, Chang’e falls in love with the renowned archer Houyi, who saved the world from certain destruction. The main conflict in Daughter of the Moon Goddess stems from Xingyin’s existence. Some pages were worth rereading because of the beautiful prose alone.

While she eventually masters archery, magic, and alliance-making, she must also guard her heart from two strikingly beautiful and caring men who know nothing of her true identity and purpose.įighting tyrants and monsters across the immortal realms should be told in equally epic, heroic prose, and Tan delivers on this tenfold with stunning, vivid detail that matches the setting of Xingyin’s story. She doesn’t know how to control her powers (at all), has no friends or family, and must disguise her identity even as she grows closer with the Prince. After a dangerous attempt to escape the Emperor’s forces, Xingyin works her way into the uppermost echelon of the Kingdom, working for and learning alongside the handsome and surprisingly gentle Prince Liwei.

But after accidentally revealing her existence to the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin embarks on a perilous journey to free her mother Chang’e, the Moon Goddess, and herself from the wrath of the Celestial Empire.ĭaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan is an epic high fantasy novel about the moon goddess’s powerful daughter, and the lengths she will go to free her mother. Living on the moon for most of her life, Xingyin never imagined more for herself-not growing into her magical powers, fleeing from her home, or risking her life for the kingdom that wants her dead.

Daughter of the moon goddess sue lynn tan