Tales of the Celestial Kingdom
Ratings8
Average rating3.9
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Ratings8
Average rating3.9
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 Tan's breathtaking series.
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2.5/5 rounded up.
The Celestial Kingdom duology is a super fun retelling of a Chinese myth, but this collection of short stories that expands the duology didn't add much to a story that had finished.
If you adored the characters of the two books and want to learn more about the events before, between, and after those stories then you will love this. For me, it felt more like a fan service that dampened the impact of both novels.
Beautiful.
So happy to see closure of such beloved characters from the duology and the illustrations were so well made!
My only critique is that this is was way too short omg I WANT MORE
It was interesting to get back into this world and get to see these characters again. It also serves well as a closure to the story of Xingyin.
