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The Poppy War

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Historical military fantasy series by R F Kuang.

1) The Poppy War
2) The Dragon Republic
3) The Burning God
Copyright © 2018 by Rebecca Kuang
This is for Iris
"Take your clothes off."
May contain spoilers
And she would call the gods to do such terrible things.
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Added: 25-Aug-2020
Last Updated: 24-Aug-2022

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 01-May-2018
HarperAudio
Audiobook
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Date Issued:
01-May-2018
Format:
Audiobook
Cover Price:
$38.93
Length:
19 hrs 27 min (545 pages)
"Read":
Once
Reading(s):
1)   5 Oct 2020 - 13 Oct 2020
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Internal ID:
12860
Publisher:
ISBN:
Unknown
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Emily Woo Zeller  - Narration
From audible.com:

A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s 20th century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N. K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy.

When Rin aced the Keju - the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies - it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard - the most elite military school in Nikan - was even more surprising.

But surprises aren’t always good.

Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the South is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power - an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive - and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.

For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away....

Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity...and that it may already be too late.

R.F. Kuang studies modern Chinese history. She has a BA from Georgetown University and is currently a graduate student in the United Kingdom on a Marshall Scholarship. The Poppy War is her debut novel.
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©2018 Rebecca Kuang ℗2018 HarperCollins Publishers

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Author(s)

R F Kuang  
Birth: 29 May 1996 Guangzhou, China

Awards

2018KitschiesGolden Tentacle Nominee
2018Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of AmericaNebula Award - Best Novel Nominee
2019Baltimore Science Fiction SocietyCompton Crook Award Winner
2019Locus MagazineBest First Novel Nominee
2019World Fantasy ConventionWorld Fantasy Award - Novel Nominee
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  • Synopses marked with an asterisk (*) were generated by an AI. There aren't a lot since this is an iffy way to do it - AI seems to make stuff up.
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  • When listing chapters, I only list chapters relevant to the story. I will usually leave off Author Notes, Indices, Acknowledgements, etc unless they are relevant to the story or the book is non-fiction.
  • Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.






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