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Illustration of Night Sky, asian female below a golden moon, surrounded by flowers & swirls

“Whichever story you believe, my mother, Chang’e, became immortal. As did I.”

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

October 19, 2021 by NTE 1 Comment

A child of the Moon Goddess, and an immortal herself,  Xingyin grows up on the moon, with just her mother & their family servant/long time companion. For the most part, the three of them are happy, if isolated. Xingyin senses a grief in her mother that she can’t quite explain, and within herself she feels a growing sense to reach out … for something more. She can’t label it, and her mother has warned her against reaching for it, but the pull towards that other […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Also look at this cover, beautiful cover art, cbr13bingo, chinese culture, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, debut author, debut novel, dragons, legends, moon goddess, mythic, myths, NetGalley, Sue Lynn Tan

NTE's CBR13 Review No:40 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Also look at this cover, beautiful cover art, cbr13bingo, chinese culture, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, debut author, debut novel, dragons, legends, moon goddess, mythic, myths, NetGalley, Sue Lynn Tan ·
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