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The Poppy War

The Poppy War: A Novel

Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018

‘The best fantasy debut of 2018’ –WIRED

A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.

When Rin aced the Keju – the test to find the most talented students in the Empire – 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 had hoped to get rich by marrying her off; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free from a life of servitude. 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. Fighting the prejudice of rival classmates, Rin discovers that 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 psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive – and that mastering these 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 Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most people calmly go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away…


Author:

  • R.F. Kuang

Narrator:

  • Emily Woo Zeller

Series:

  • Volume 1 in The Poppy War

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 18 h 58 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Fantasy
  • Epic fantasy

4.1

449 ratings

Iki

9/28/2024

Boken startet veldig bra og fanget oppmerksomheten min med en gang, noe som ga meg en god følelse. Jeg likte del 1 og 2, spesielt verdensbyggingen, som var engasjerende og interessant. Men når vi kommer til del 3, tar historien en skuffende vending og føles som en helt annen fortelling. Jeg likte hovedpersonen i begynnelsen, men etter hvert som historien utvikler seg, forventet jeg at hun skulle bli klokere og ta bedre valg. I stedet blir hun drevet av hevn og følger blindt en gutt hun er forelsket i, til tross for advarslene fra de rundt henne. Hun ignorerer advarslene, utfører en grusom handling med folkemord og føler seg rettferdiggjort i det. Når vennen hennes konfronterer henne og sier at hun ikke er noe bedre enn de hun forakter, reagerer hun med sinne i stedet for selvrefleksjon. Etterpå trekker hun seg tilbake til rommet sitt, ruser seg, og opplever et kort øyeblikk av anger, bare for at følelsen skal forsvinne så snart tvillingene kommer for å snakke med henne. Denne plutselige forandringen føltes ufortjent og gjorde at hun fremsto som umoden og inkonsekvent. Til syvende og sist følte jeg at hennes mangel på vekst og impulsive handlinger gjorde meg frustrert over hvordan karakteren hennes utviklet seg.

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    Rebecca F. Kuang is a Marshall Scholar, Chinese-English translator, and the Astounding Award-winning and the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award nominated author of the Poppy War trilogy and the forthcoming . Her work has won the Crawford Award and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford; she is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale.

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