Ken Liu's 2015 epic fantasy novel that transposes the Chu-Han contention (the conflict between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu following the fall of the Qin dynasty) into a richly imagined Pacific archipelago world — the first volume of the Dandelion Dynasty series.
Demonstrates how Chinese historical epic can be translated into Western fantasy form — The Grace of Kings' use of Chinese narrative conventions (parallel storylines, sweeping historical scope, morally ambiguous power politics) alongside fantasy worldbuilding creates a distinctively non-Western epic mode.
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