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The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, 2) Hardcover – August 6, 2019

by R. F Kuang (Author)
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Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters.

The war is over.

The war has just begun.

Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power.

Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland to its enemies. Her only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic.

But neither the Empress nor the Dragon Warlord are what they seem. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix’s deadly power once more.

Because there is nothing Rin won’t sacrifice to save her country . . . and exact her vengeance.

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    The Poppy War
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  3. Language
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  6. Dimensions
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A powerful historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. 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. The instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. A chilling and hilariously cutting novel about identity, white lies, and ambition from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel. From R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Babel and Yellowface, this collection features all three novels in her historical military fantasy trilogy!

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“Her story’s refreshing, shocking, and there’s some sort of invisible phoenix fire god controlling everything. Behold the horizons of fantasy expand.” — Wired

“This stunning sequel to The Poppy War is an epic journey of vengeance, friendship, and power . . . Kuang has created a young woman torn by her connections to friends and family, searching for love and belonging, and given power beyond her imagining. Her story is unforgettable.” — Library Journal (starred review) on The Dragon Republic

“Kuang brings brilliance to this invigorating and complex military fantasy sequel to The Poppy War.” — Publishers Weekly on The Dragon Republic

"The story Kuang weaves around Rin and her battle-hardened comrades-in-arms in The Dragon Republic builds upon the reputation Kuang earned with her debut as one of contemporary fantasy’s most promising writers." — Time

“Kuang’s descriptive storytelling reveals the grueling psychological and material cost of war on combatants and those they are supposed to protect. Fans of epic military fantasy will be eager for the next volume.” — Booklist (starred review)

"The Dragon Republic is a phenomenal follow-up to what was one of my highest rated fantasy books of 2018, and I think this exceeds the debut in almost every way...R.F. Kuang is the brightest new star in adult fantasy...Kuang has a knack for writing some of the best fantasy and makes it seem effortless. She will be mentioned alongside names such as Lynch, Lawrence, and Sapkowski for awesomeness very soon." — Grimdark Magazine

“The Dragon Republic is straight up incredible [...] It’s big, bold, beautiful, and badass.” — Fantasy Hive

"This second book of hers – the difficult middle book of a trilogy, no less – seals Kuang’s place as one of the most exciting and best SFF writers of our time...The sequel to R.F. Kuang’s acclaimed debut THE POPPY WAR, THE DRAGON REPUBLIC combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating effect." — SFF Book Reviews

“The Dragon Republic is a brilliantly unputdownable sequel that deflects the infamous middle book syndrome with brutal precision. With The Dragon Republic, Kuang has proven that her debut wasn’t a one-hit wonder, further establishing herself as the new rising queen of fantasy.” — Novel Notions on The Dragon Republic

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Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters

The war is over.

The war has just begun.

Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vise, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power.

Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland to its enemies. Rin’s only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic.

But the Empress and the Dragon Warlord are not what they seem. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix’s deadly power once more.

Because there is nothing Rin won’t sacrifice to save her country . . . and exact her vengeance.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0062662635
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Voyager; First Revised edition (August 6, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 672 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0544273443
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062662637
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.69 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Rebecca F. Kuang is the #1 New York Times bestselling and Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award nominated author of Babel, the Poppy War trilogy, and the forthcoming Yellowface. She is a Marshall Scholar, translator, and has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford. She is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale.

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This book was dense and filled with so much war!
TW: war, death, rapeI honestly feel like I like this book less than The Poppy War. I was leaning towards a two star through about 89% of this book. The last few chapters saved this book for me and made me want to finish this trilogy. I was close to dnfing this book many times because I just could not keep up with what was going on.I’m not going to lie, I still don’t know what happened through a lot of this book. All I know is, that ending was intense! I don’t want to go into detail about this book as it is a sequel and I don’t want to give away things that happened in the first book.I used to like Rin. I just could not stand her in this book. She’s become so whiny and it was so annoying. This book was also nothing but war. I kinda miss the school setting in the first book. I felt like there was always something crazy going on. There wasn’t a dull moment.I will say that I will be in no hurry to pick up the third book once it’s released.3/5 Stars
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Gunther A. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A strong follow-up to The Poppy War (book 1)
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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A dazzling array of plot twists, strong character and world building. It was hard to put this down. It has setup for the final book very nicely.
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AGlitterCobra
4.0 out of 5 stars This book destroyed me
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***4.25***

Overall
Ok, I have been ruminating on this review for the past 24 hours trying to figure out how I felt about this book. The truth is I really really liked it. HOWEVER, it is dark and depressing and I had to take quite a few breaks. My girl Rin, cannot catch a break, it is one thing after another. No wonder she is so angry most of the time. I totally get it. While reading this book I also read about 3 other super lighthearted books to keep my spirit up, which in turn made it take about a week for me to finish it. The book is well written at a medium pace and does move through scenes quite quickly. The battles are pretty detailed and I wont lie and say I didn’t skim through some of the strategy portions.

Like the first book, The Poppy War, this book is split into 3 separate parts. Rin does grow from a broken shell of a being to a much more confident and competent one. After defeating the Federation Rin finds herself a pawn in yet another war. SO MUCH happens and man I kind of think Rin just needs a real good hug and a long cry. I love her relationship with Kitay, and I think after reading the ending can say that Nezha is up in the air.

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I have the white hardcover edition and I like it. Its pretty stark but it’s interesting.

Recommendation
If you read the first book and loved it, obviously give this a try. These books are dark, there is not very many pages of joy or lightheartedness or happiness and definitely at no point was I laughing along with any of the characters. There is no romance in this book so know that going in. With all that said. I feel like this is a book I would recommend to specific people. It is definitely not for everyone.
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Brent Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A Big Improvement That Puts The War in Poppy War
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021
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I had significant issues with The Poppy War. While I appreciated the storytelling and grimdark nature I found a lot of things about it pretty uneven. The pacing and especially the tone shifted wildly from part one to part three so much that they almost felt like completely separate books. I also had a really tough time with the characters that I felt switched between bland and hateable in the case of Rin. Thankfully book 2 was better in almost every conceivable way.

Right away the first thing to note is that the uneven tone of book one is not an issue here. It's one cohesive narrative that is both well paced clear in its intentions. This is a grimdark war story from page one. This book is full of combat that pulls no punches. While there may not be the level of brutality that was displayed in part 3 of book 1, this book is consistently heavy and violent.

The other real positive for me here and the reason it climbed to 5 stars after some very mixed feelings early on is that the execution of the story and expansion of the world and villains was extremely engaging. The last 150 pages of this book are about as close to a grimdark version of a "Sanderlanche" as you will find. Even when I thought the climax was over and we were getting falling action Kuang brought it again. Besides all of that new story elements were introduced here that really hooked me in and made me invested in spite of some of the books drawbacks.

What still didn't work for me here was really only one thing and it's the characters. They continue to be pretty flat for me, and I find reading Ron to be at times completely infuriating. Her personality is more grating than any character I think I have ever read which makes it hard for me to enjoy sometimes and an break my immersion. It's hard to root for someone that always mouths off to her superiors with no consequences, and acts like a complete jerk to her friends when sympathy is called for. That being said I realize this is all very intentional and well written so it's hard for me to knock the book for it. Also the story here is so damn good, the conclusion especially, I'm able to overlook my character issues. Also, I felt the ending changed my view on Rin slightly, and I'm more excited to see how I feel when reading book 3.

If you liked or were even middling on TPW I would definitely recommend The Dragon Republic.
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Zerep33
5.0 out of 5 stars Like catching fire in a bottle
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2024
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I had thought that it would be difficult to create anything that could overcome the sheer emotional distress of The Poppy War but damn, I seriously lack imagination. This book was almost perfect, in that it completely overwhelmed me. Once the gears begin moving, they don’t relent. I am now seriously dreading to read The burning god because once I do, this story is over, and it’s such a great story.
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Sebastian Cantu
4.0 out of 5 stars un-put-down-able
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024
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4.5 stars. Beginning to end, I absolutely poured through these 600 pages. The transformation of Rin’s character is something I admire about it Kuang; her ability to weave such stark, complex characters and slowly evolve their motivations and mindsets. Obviously, as glorious as Rin is, she is quite a chaotic character, to the point where she even seems like an antagonist for dozens if not hundreds of pages. However, this is part of her complexity, and part of what is so interesting to me. Also… those action scenes though. 🔥🔥🔥
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Saira
5.0 out of 5 stars So much happened… I need more.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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Thank GODS there is a 3rd booms because I need more of this stuff. Let me tell you what I was sobbing throughout the last 50 pages I just KNEW something wasn’t right. Ugh. Onto Book 3.
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melanie
5.0 out of 5 stars No puedes parar de leerlo.
Reviewed in Mexico on April 30, 2024
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Un segundo libro que se adentra más en la trama, maravilloso, todo el complot y las relaciones entre personajes. Una compleja historia sobre la crueldad de la guerra y como los seres humanos nos acostumbramos a la crueldad y el dolor.
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Gabriela Sutcliff
5.0 out of 5 stars Uma boa continuação
Reviewed in Brazil on September 12, 2023
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E a saga continua! A trama vai ficando mais intensa e nem tudo é o que parecia ser a princípio. Não existe ninguém bonzinho nessa história! Eu mesma já estou num ponto que não confio em praticamente ninguém.

Já terminei de ler esse livro tem uns meses e conforme comecei a escrever esse breve review lembrei de algumas mortes... E nossa, voltei a ficar muito chateada kkkkk ainda não superei algumas perdas. Esse livro é muito cruel.

Mas enfim, a Rin é meio irritante às vezes, mas eu dou crédito à autora também por ter criado uma protagonista clichê que é super boazinha e que faz sempre as coisas certas pensando no bem de todos e na honra. A Rin é uma guerreira, uma soldada (?), e faz o que é necessário para vencer a guerra.
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Maya
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2023
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Easily one of the best books I have ever read. I felt betrayed, loved and disgusted. R.F Kuang shows the duplicity of human nature and how easy it is to be manipulated if u let yourself fall into a pattern of ignorance. With loveable characters, found family, badass (a lil insane) fmcs!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Parfait
Reviewed in France on March 19, 2024
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Cela correspond à mes attentes
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Reviewed in Spain on February 28, 2024
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