Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea, Rita ChangEppig
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea, Rita ChangEppig
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Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea
A Novel

Author: Rita Chang-Eppig

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 10 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/30/2023


Synopsis

For listeners of Outlawed, Piranesi, and The Night Tiger, a riveting, roaring adventure novel about a legendary Chinese pirate queen, her fight to save her fleet from the forces allied against them, and the dangerous price of powerWhen Shek Yeung sees a Portuguese sailor slay her husband, a feared pirate, she knows she must act swiftly or die. Instead of mourning, Shek Yeung launches a new plan: immediately marrying her husband’s second-in-command, and agreeing to bear him a son and heir, in order to retain power over her half of the fleet.But as Shek Yeung vies for control over the army she knows she was born to lead, larger threats loom. The Chinese Emperor has charged a brutal, crafty nobleman with ridding the South China Seas of pirates, and the Europeans—tired of losing ships, men, and money to Shek Yeung’s alliance—have new plans for the area. Even worse, Shek Yeung’s cutthroat retributions create problems all their own. As Shek Yeung navigates new motherhood and the crises of leadership, she must decide how long she is willing to fight, and at what price, or risk losing her fleet, her new family, and even her life.A book of salt and grit, blood and sweat, Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea is an unmissable portrait of a woman who leads with the courage and ruthlessness of our darkest and most beloved heroes.

About Rita Chang-Eppig

Rita Chang-Eppig received her MFA from New York University. Her stories have appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Conjunctions, Clarkesworld, One Story, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Best American Short Stories 2021 (selected by Jesmyn Ward), and elsewhere. She has received fellowships from the Rona Jaffe Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies at San Jose State University. She lives in California.

About Emily Woo Zeller

Emily Woo Zeller is an Audie and Earphones Award–winning narrator, voice-over artist, actor, dancer, and choreographer. AudioFile magazine named her one of the Best Voices of 2013. Her voice-over career includes work in animated film and television in Southeast Asia.


Reviews

2.25/5 stars I thought the premise of this book was very interesting and it caught my attention immediately. Female pirates?! Absolutely count me in. Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea is a historical fiction about Shek Young, a woman forced into piracy. The story starts off with Shek Young having to ga......more

Goodreads review by Elena

"The world was full of people who'd triumphed because they'd clung to their secrets and people who'd succumbed because they'd loosed their secrets too easily or too early." "All this world is, is people exacting their will on others." This is a historical adventurous tale about the legendary Chinese......more

Goodreads review by Peach

*more of a 3.5 for me* Ultimately I think this Book was just marketed wrong. It was not the fast paced, high stakes and high octane swashbuckling read that I was expecting, but more of an introspective narrative about gender roles, destiny, and trauma. Once I got halfway through I understood that an......more


Quotes

“Gritty…A lyrically written high-seas adventure."” Time

“Emily Woo Zeller…giv[es] life to a multitude of unique characters. She accomplishes this with an energetic delivery and strong character work that make Shek Yeung’s story worthy of listeners’ attention.” AudioFile

“A feared pirate queen juggling motherhood and murder? Aye!” Los Angeles Times

“A refreshingly vivid adventure tale.” Elle

“A hold-onto-your-seat ode to an unforgettable woman.” Real Simple

“Her adventures will make you want to take up the sword and learn to sail.” Tor.com

“In this swashbuckling saga, the Chinese Emperor, colonial European forces, and even the mythological sea goddess Ma-Zou attempt to thwart Shek Yeung’s plans at every turn, and she must battle fiercely for the world she believes in.” Washington Post

"A clever story that explores gender roles, power, and even love.” Huffington Post

“[An] epic adventure story that dabbles with magical realism.” BookRiot

“[The] Chinese pirate queen…is one of the best characters of the year. Deep as the Sky…feels cinematic in every sense of the word.” Debutiful


Awards

  • Elle Magazine Pick
  • Chicago Review of Books Pick
  • Tor.com Pick
  • Literary Hub Pick
  • Rumpus Pick
  • Indie Next Recommendation
  • Washington Post Top 10 Book
  • Goodreads Pick
  • Book Riot Pick
  • Shondaland Pick
  • Today Show Pick
  • Time Magazine Pick
  • Huffington Post Pick
  • Chatelaine Magazine Pick
  • PopSugar Pick
  • Los Angeles Times Pick
  • Barnes & Noble Summer Discover Pick
  • Debutiful Pick