Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

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Sue Lynn Tan, Kelly Chong: Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (Hardcover, 2024, Harper Voyager)

Hardcover

English language

Published Feb. 6, 2024 by Harper Voyager.

ISBN:
978-0-06-332669-9
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ISFDB ID:
3267256

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3 stars (1 review)

Sue Lynn Tan’s highly acclaimed, bestselling Celestial Kingdom duology is expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events in Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Heart of the Sun Warrior, all from the perspectives of beloved characters and illustrated by Kelly Chong.

Return to the Immortal Realm, a world of gods, magic, and legendary creatures—and embark upon new adventures of valor, danger, and love.

Tales from the Celestial Kingdom collects nine spellbinding stories—two previously published, seven original, including the epilogue to the duology—set in the enchanting world of Sue Lynn Tan’s stunning debut. Filled with magic and mythology, friendship and love, these stories intertwine through the past, present, and future of the two novels, told from the perspectives of multiple characters, including Chang’e, Shuxiao, Liwei, and Wenzhi.

With beautiful illustrations from Kelly Chong throughout, these wondrous tales make the perfect complement to Sue Lynn …

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reviewed Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #2.5)

Nice side-tales, with a lovely closure for the main characters from the duology.

3 stars

A book with lovely tales that supplement the author's Celestial Kingdom duology of books. Best read after reading the duology, as the tales contain spoilers for events and the relationships between characters in the book. The book also contains wonderful illustrations of scenes and characters from the book.

The first part of the book contains preview stories showing how Chang-e became the moon goddess. The second part has side-tales that occur in the duology, but told from the viewpoint of other characters from the book, giving us a look at their inner-thoughts. The last part tells what happened during the end of the duology and afterwards, and gives a lovely closure for the main characters from the duology.