The Poppy War

Name: The Poppy War
Author: R.F. Kuang

by R.F. Kuang

Dark fantasy trilogy of shamanic war exploring trauma, power, and moral consequences

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R.F. Kuang

R.F. Kuang is a Chinese-American author whose The Poppy War trilogy is a dark fantasy inspired by twentieth-century Chinese history. Her novel Babel is a dark academic fantasy about colonialism and language set in an alternate Oxford. She is one of the most acclaimed young fantasy authors of the 2020s, having published to enormous critical acclaim while still in her twenties.

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The Burning GodTrilogy conclusion about a leader's ascension and the cost of altering history through magic
BabelEssay collection examining translation, language, and power dynamics in Western academia
YellowfaceSatire about an Asian-American writer defrauding publishing industry with a white persona