Mulan Before the Sword, Grace Lin
Mulan Before the Sword, Grace Lin
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Mulan: Before the Sword

Author: Grace Lin

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 8 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2025


Synopsis

Family is important to Hua Mulan—even if her parents don’t understand why she would rather ride her horse, Black Wind, than weave, or how her notorious clumsiness can be so different from the graceful demeanor of her younger sister, Xiu. But despite their differences, Mulan has a deep love for her family, especially Xiu. So when her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan does everything she can to help, including seeking out a renowned healer. However, it quickly becomes apparent that there is more to both the mysterious spider bite and the healer than meets the eye.

On a quest with the Jade Rabbit of legend, Mulan visits extraordinary places, meets Immortals, and faces incredible obstacles while searching for an antidote for her sister. And the danger only rises when Mulan learns of a prophecy foretelling that a member of the Hua family will one day save the Emperor … and of the powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to prevent it from coming to pass.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Isa on November 10, 2020

Dado que Disney+ sigue sin llegar a Latinoamérica y que no tendremos Mulan sino hasta diciembre, decidí leer este libro que había visto recomendadísimo en muchos lugares. Mulan: Before the Sword es una especie de precuela a la vida que normalmente conocemos de Mulan, así que aquí nos encontramos con......more

Goodreads review by Emily on September 03, 2020

I've enjoyed everything by Grace Lin that I've read thus far. She's best known for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and other fantasies, but I like best her underappreciated realistic middle grade fiction novels about Pacy, a Taiwanese-American girl (The Year of the Dog is the first). Anyway, liki......more

Goodreads review by Ali on April 08, 2020

A must-read for Grace Lin fans, Mulan fans, and fans of beautiful (family-friendly) writing. I read this out loud with my girls and we all loved it ♡ Read this before seeing the new movie!......more

Goodreads review by Jenni on November 28, 2019

This story focuses on Mulan, before she saves the emperor (like in the movie). This is set a while before that, when Mulan wonders if she will ever be able to honor her family, because she is seen as outspoken and spirited. A good book, full of side stories that tell the tales of the gods.......more

Goodreads review by Melody on March 28, 2020

As someone who watched the Disney Mulan dozens of times as a child (just to see someone like me on the tv), this book was reminiscent enough to the cartoon, leads into what we have seen from the trailers of the new movie, but in a totally unique way. Grace Lin took pieces of Chinese mythology (much......more