Daughter of the Moon Goddess - Moé for Solarpunk Books

Hardcover, 512 pages

English language

Published Jan. 9, 2022 by Harper Voyager.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-303130-2
OCLC Number:: 1274165211
ISFDB ID:: 2954362
Goodreads:: 57789637

(1 review)

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the Crown Prince, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the emperor's son.

To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. When treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, however, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream--striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she …

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin's magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, untrained, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the Crown Prince, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the emperor's son.

To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. When treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, however, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream--striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos.

1 edition

Soh Kam Yung reviewed Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

A wonderful fantasy variation on the story of Chang'e, or rather of her secret daughter.

4 stars

A wonderful variation on the story of Chang'e. Here, Chang'e is an immortal bound to the moon but what she keeps hidden from the Celestial rulers is her daughter, Xingyin, who lives a free life on the moon hidden from others apart from their servant. But it all ends one day, when Xingyin's magical powers manifest itself and is detected as a magical disturbance by the Empresses. She has no choice but to try to escape, but ends up in the Celestial Kingdom. There, her adventures begin.

She ends up becoming a learning companion of the Crown Prince and a skilled archer in the army. She discovers a possible way for her to free her mother from being bound to the moon. Furthermore, she also discovers herself falling in love and getting her heart broken. Thus, begins her life in the army as she battles monsters and enemies to finally …

A wonderful variation on the story of Chang'e. Here, Chang'e is an immortal bound to the moon but what she keeps hidden from the Celestial rulers is her daughter, Xingyin, who lives a free life on the moon hidden from others apart from their servant. But it all ends one day, when Xingyin's magical powers manifest itself and is detected as a magical disturbance by the Empresses. She has no choice but to try to escape, but ends up in the Celestial Kingdom. There, her adventures begin.

She ends up becoming a learning companion of the Crown Prince and a skilled archer in the army. She discovers a possible way for her to free her mother from being bound to the moon. Furthermore, she also discovers herself falling in love and getting her heart broken. Thus, begins her life in the army as she battles monsters and enemies to finally earn the right to free her mother, but only if she does one final task: a task that she does not really want to fulfil. It is while trying to do the final task that her heart and mind come into conflict, and she has to make life-changing decisions that could result in her death and the death of the people she loves.

Written in first-person, we see the world as Xingyin and live through her emotions, thoughts, accomplishments and failures as she learns skills and make decisions towards her goal of being reunited with her mother and freeing her from the moon.

Now looking forward to reading the second book and the further adventures of Xingyin.