The Poppy War
by R. F. Kuang
Taste attributes: fantasywarhistoricalpoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceself destruction/implosionunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, dark fantasy novel: wide-ranging and weighty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
53 ratings
About This Book
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy.
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- Author
- R. F. Kuang
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 522
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- Open Library
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