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 she has
sacrificed so much--the people of the southern provinces and especially
Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets
difficult challenges--and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies
in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin
quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of
common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of
salvation.
Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to
defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who
threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and
influence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the
Phoenix's intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything
in it?
