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The poppy war
- Title
- The poppy war / R.F. Kuang.
- Author
- Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.)
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
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- Description
- 530 pages : map; 24 cm
- Summary
- A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
- "When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to study at the academies--it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin's guardians, who always thought they'd be able to marry Rin off to further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was now finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard--the most elite military school in the Nikara Empire--was even more surprising. But surprises aren't always good. Being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Rin is targeted from the outset by rival classmates because of her color, poverty, and gender. Driven to desperation, she discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power--an aptitude for the nearly mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive--and that mastering control over her powers could mean more than just surviving school. For even though the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied the Nikara Empire for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people in the Empire would rather forget their painful history, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away. Rin's shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god who has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her her humanity. And it may already be too late."--Dust jacket.
- Rin aced the Keju-- the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to study at the academies. No one believes a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating. Free of the servitude and despair that made up her daily existence, Rin discovers that at Sinegard-- the most elite military school in the Nikara Empire-- she is targeted because of her color, poverty, and gender. But Rin discovers she possesses an aptitude for the nearly mythical art of shamanism. And mastering control over her powers could be the only way to save her people from the Federation of Mugen, and the threat of a Third Poppy War. -- adapted from dust jacket.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Fantasy fiction.
- Novels.
- Fiction.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-5897
- ISBN
- 9780062662569
- 0062662562
- OCLC
- 999574471
- Author
- Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.), author.
- Title
- The poppy war / R.F. Kuang.
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-5897