Poppy War Boxset Kuang Rebecca F. (2024)

This collection features the novels in Rebecca F. Kuangs historical military fantasy trilogyThe Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, and The Burning Goda complete epic inspired by the bloody history of Chinas twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. A free map is included. In The Poppy War, war orphan Rin earns her place in Nikans most elite military school, where she discovers her lethal, unearthly power of shamanism and learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive. When conflict arises between the longtime enemies, the Nikara Empire and the Federation of Mugen, Rin realizes that her shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she learns more about the vengeful Phoenix who has chosen her, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity. In The Dragon Republic, after committing an atrocity in battle, shamanic warrior Rin is consumed by guilt, opium addiction and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix god. She joins forces with the Dragon Warlord, the enemy of the Empress who betrayed her homeland, but discovering their true natures only strengthens the temptation to unleash the Phoenixs terrifying power. In The Burning God, after saving Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress in a brutal civil war, Rin realizes that her homelands true power lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation. As her influence grows, so does the Phoenixs intoxicating demand that she burn the world and everything in it.