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Chang'e's daughter flees the moon to save her imprisoned mother — through the celestial realm her mother was exiled from

Sue Lynn Tan's Daughter of the Moon Goddess opens with Xingyin, the daughter of Chang'e — the moon goddess, exiled to the moon for stealing the immortality elixir. Xingyin has grown up in hiding on the moon, unaware of the outside world, until she accidentally reveals her powers to the Celestial Emperor and must flee. What follows is a journey through Chinese mythology as Xingyin trains as a celestial soldier, makes allies and enemies, and works toward her mother's freedom — without revealing who she is. If the lyrical prose, the Chinese mythological world, the emotional depth around sacrifice and family, and the slow-burn romance gripped you, these eight picks go to the same territory.