Libro The Poppy War Collector's Edition De Kuang, R. F. ; Jungshan

portada The Poppy War Collector's Edition

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

R. F. Kuang

Editorial

Harper Voyager

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

576

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

ISBN13

9780063413573

Categorías

Grupos étnicos, indígenas, culturas y tribus
Ficción literaria
Fantasía histórica

The Poppy War Collector's Edition

R. F. Kuang (Autor) · Harper Voyager · Tapa Dura

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes an all-new, fully illustrated, collector's edition of R. F. Kuang's debut novel, The Poppy War. Considered one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, the story of orphaned Rin's rise to power gets a fresh look with a full-wrap illustrated jacket and black-and-white interior art by JungShan throughout, plus embossed case, designed end papers, and sprayed edges. When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn 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 believed they'd finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was 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 Nikan--was even more surprising.But surprises aren't always good.Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin 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 those powers could mean more than just surviving school.For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, 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 that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.

R. F. Kuang

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Escritora y traductora chino-estadounidense, Rebecca F. Kuang nació en Cantón, China, el 29 de mayo de 1996. A los cuatro años se mudó con sus padres a Estados Unidos.

Kuang estudió Historia en la Georgetown University, formándose más adelante en Estudios Chinos y Estudios Chinos Contemporáneos en Cambridge y Oxford y doctorándose en Lenguas y Literaturas de Asia Oriental en la Universidad de Yale.

En su faceta como escritora Kuang es conocida por sus novelas de fantasía, gracias a las cuales ha sido nominada a prestigiosos premios del género como el Hugo, el Nebula, el Locus o el World Fantasy. Entre su producción se cuentan la trilogía La Guerra de la Amapola, Babel (Premio Nebula 2022) y Amarilla.

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