The Poppy War

“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuang’s] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin.” -- Booknest A Library Journal  Paste Magazine Vulture BookBub and ENTROPY   Best Books pick! Washington Post \"5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel\" pick! A Bustle \"30 Best Fiction Books\" pick! 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. When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to every