The Poet Empress

De: Shen Tao

Narrado por: Eric Yang, Katharine Chin

Debut author Shen Tao introduces listeners to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, The Song of Achilles and She Who Became the Sun.

In the waning years of the Azalea Dynasty, the emperor is dying, the land consumed by famine, and poetry magic lost to all except the powerful.

Wei Yin is desperate. After the fifth death of a sibling, with her family and village on the brink of starvation, she will do anything to save those she loves.

Even offer herself as concubine to the cruel heir of the beautiful and brutal Azalea House.

But in a twist of fate, the palace stands on the knife-edge of civil war with Wei trapped in its center…at the side of a violent prince.

To survive, Wei must harden her heart, rely on her wit, and become dangerous herself. Even if it means becoming a poet in a world where women are forbidden to read—and composing the most powerful spell of all. A ballad of death...and love.

The Poet Empress is an epic fantasy that explores darker themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for all listeners.

A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books

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Praise for The Poet Empress:


'The Poet Empress is a hidden knife, one that cuts so deeply and cleanly that it excises your heart and makes you like it. I have rarely had such a breathless reading experience, where each page reveals the ways in which humanity’s beauty and ugliness run lockstep with one another. Terrifying and enthralling!'--Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

This book was epic! Couldn’t stop reading.

The story line, the heartbreak, the trauma and the ending were just too good. I loved it.

I am not okay

Holy shit read this. This was incredible. Perfect for fans of Alchemised. I am not okay.

Brutal and Beautiful

I could not stop listening to this book. The characterization was incredibly well done and the magic system was so unique.
The story left me feeling so many emotions and it will stay with me for a while.

An absolute masterpiece!

One of the best political intrigue fantasy books I’ve ever read. THE best standalone political intrigue fantasy book I’ve read.

Incredibly well written and empathetic, while still not turning away from cruelty and evil and the needs to oppose them however possible.

My comps would be Empress of Salt and Fortune, A Betrayal in Winter, and especially Tigana, but it outdoes all of them, with far more depth than the first, more warmth than the second, and more truth than the third.

A genuine masterpiece.

A masterpiece

This book was really clever in the way that the interactions between the characters were weaved. Without spoiling anything, I fell for the characters the same way the main character did and I couldn’t figure out what decisions would be made within the story until they were, and I couldn’t stop listening to the book until it was done. All the characters have depth and soul, and the book makes you pause and think of how you would have to navigate those same situations.

I am desperate for the next book by Shen Tao.