The Burning God
Readers rate it 4.1 (654 on Hardcover)
640 pages · Released Nov 19, 2020 · Harper Voyager
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The Burning God is the dark, violent conclusion to R.F. Kuang's Poppy War trilogy, featuring graphic warfare, mass casualties, and morally complex protagonists who commit atrocities. The book deals with heavy themes including trauma, genocide, and the psychological cost of war, making it appropriate primarily for mature teens and adults. While it offers strong character development and explores the moral ambiguity of warfare, the brutal content and emotional weight demand a reader ready for adult-level fantasy.
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The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji... The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn't given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much-the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges-and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation. Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix's intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it.
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ISBN 9780008339142 · Harper Voyager