R. F. Kuang
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"What's the harm in a pseudonym? Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut...
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"From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious...
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Poppy war volume 1
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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...
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Poppy war volume 2
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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...
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Poppy war volume 3
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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. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn't given up on those for whom...
6) Yellow Face
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Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title.
In this gripping and thought-provoking novel, the authors explore the intricacies of identity, cultural appropriation, and the literary world. The story centers around a successful writer whose life is turned upside down when a friend's sudden death presents a chance to assume their identity and gain literary acclaim. As the protagonist grapples with the consequences of...
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La guerra de la amapola, finalista de los prestigiosos premios Hugo, Nebula y World Fantasy,es una de las mejores novelas de fantasía de la historia según la revista Time. Escrita por R. F. Kuang, la autora superventas número 1 del New York Times de Babel, la saga La guerra de la amapola ha vendido los derechos para su adaptación audiovisual a serie de televisión. Que Rin superase el Keju (una prueba para encontrar a los jóvenes con más talento...
8) Babel
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1828. El Instituto Real de Traducción de Oxford, también conocido como Babel, es la institución mágica más importante del mundo. La magia con plata capaz de revelar significados ocultos perdidos en la traducción que allí se practica le ha otorgado al Imperio británico un poder sin parangón. Robin, un huérfano cantonés que ha terminado siendo alumno en Babel, se ha dado cuenta de que servir a Babel significa traicionar a su país de origen....
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¿Qué daño puede llegar a hacer la envidia en el mundo editorial? Descúbrelo en esta intrigante novela de la autora superventas número 1 del New York Times R. F. Kuang. Era de suponer que las autoras June Hayward y Athena Liu iban a alcanzar juntas el estrellato: ambas se graduaron a la vez en Yale y publicaron su primer libro el mismo año. Pero, pasado el tiempo, Athena ha triunfado en varios géneros literarios y June no ha conocido aún las...
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La guerra ha acabado. Y una nueva guerra acaba de empezar. Tres veces a lo largo de su historia, Nikan ha luchado por su supervivencia en las sangrientas Guerras de la Amapola. Aunque la tercera acaba de terminar, Rin no puede olvidar la atrocidad que cometió para salvar a su pueblo. Ahora está tratando de librarse de su culpa, de su adicción al opio y de las órdenes asesinas del ardiente Fénix, el dios vengativo que ha bendecido a Rin con su...
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From R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of “Babel,” this collection features the novels in her historical military fantasy trilogy-“The Poppy War,” “The Dragon Republic,” and “The Burning God”-a complete epic inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.
“The Poppy War”
A war orphan, Rin earned her place in Nikan's most elite military school....
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R. K. Kuang, New York Times bestselling author of “The Poppy War” trilogy and Babel, selects twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explores the ever-expanding and changing world of science fiction and fantasy today.