Book guide
River of Stars
A rebel, a scholar’s daughter, and an empire all reach for destiny under the stars.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyPolitical intrigueEpic FantasyPolitical intrigueEpic FantasyCourt politicsEpic FantasyWar storyHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalWar storyHistoricalCourt politics
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About River of Stars
Centuries after Under Heaven, Ren Daiyan’s violent act as a boy sends him from outlaw forests toward the imperial court, while gifted Lin Shan battles the limits placed on women in a divided empire. As factions scheme and war rises from the north, private choices begin to reshape Kitai’s history.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- death
- violence
- war
- sexual content
- sexual violence
- suicide
- torture
- blood
- injury detail
- famine
- infanticide
