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The Poppy War · Book 2 of 3

The Dragon Republic

R.F. Kuang

2019 · Harper Voyager · 672 pages

Fiction

About this book

Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, …

Who this is for

AI · Sample

A patient, character-first epic that asks you to sit with worldbuilding before any payoff arrives. Readers who love long arcs and slow-burn relationships tend to finish it twice; readers chasing momentum often DNF in the first hundred pages. Plan for unhurried evenings.

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  • This book

A world-driven with strong plot, tense and immersive read.

The series

3 books · ongoing

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