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Molly X. Chang

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang Book Only (Illumicrate 'Magic VS Science' exclusive)

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About the product

Featured book: To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

Get your hands on an Illumicrate book only featuring To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang.

This is a single purchase of one of our past book only subscriptions and will not subscribe you to any of our subscription products. 

A heroine blessed by death lives in a conquered world, ruled by invaders from the heavens. When her gift is discovered by the enemy prince, he makes a bargain with her: eliminate his political rivals, and her family will never suffer again. But to accept could lead to her ruin—at the hands of her powers, as well as the enemy prince—and the devastation of the country she loves.

Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback, signed by Molly X. Chang, and features:

  • An exclusive cover
  • Full colour printing on the hardback by Alyssa Winans
  • Digitally printed fore-edge
  • Illustrated endpapers, different front and back, by Hoàng Lập

The book at a glance:

  • YA fantasy debut; first in a trilogy
  • M/F main relationship; queer side characters; Chinese-inspired world; PoC viewpoint character
  • You'll love this if you like... political intrigue, forbidden romance and intricate magic systems

Photo credit to @aaliyahsbookshelf

About the Author

Born in Harbin, China, Molly X. Chang was raised on folklore told by the grandparents who taught her to take pride in the heritages and cultures that shaped her life, and the harrowing history of the ancestors who'd come before her.

Content warnings for To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods

  • Content Warning

    • Death
    • Child death
    • Past death of a loved one
    • Murder
    • Blood
    • Violence
    • Gun/knife violence
    • Injury descriptions
    • Domestic abuse
    • Threats of torture
    • Torture
    • Imprisonment
    • Kidnapping
    • Blackmail
    • Addiction
    • Drug use
    • Colonialism/Imperialism

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