Ben Lockwood hat The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) von R. F. Kuang besprochen
Not bad
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Light and entertaining
Hardcover, 527 Seiten
Sprache: English
Am 1. Mai 2018 von Harper Voyager veröffentlicht.
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The Poppy War is a 2018 novel by R. F. Kuang, published by Harper Voyager. The Poppy War, a grimdark fantasy, draws its plot and politics from mid-20th-century China, with the conflict in the novel based on the Second Sino-Japanese War, and an atmosphere inspired by the Song dynasty. A sequel, The Dragon Republic, was released in August 2019, and a third book, The Burning God, was released November 2020.Harper Voyager's editorial director David Pomerico acquired the novel after a heated auction on Kuang's 20th birthday.
ghost with books 👻📚 hat The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) von R. F. Kuang besprochen
Engaging military fantasy grounded in Chinese history
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I enjoyed this book very much, both for its approach to fantasy through Chinese (rather than European) culture and for its basis in real-world history. The last third of this book is filled with the graphic horrors of fascists at war, so I wouldn't recommend this for young readers. (Thinking of my niece, who loves to read.) I particularly like the end of the book, because in the end our hero commits an act of fascist evil herself, and we are forced to think about things like the nature of justice, the cost of vengeance, and the dangers of power. Looking forward to jumping into The Dragon Republic!
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- Fantasy
- Fiction