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Ebook About “I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuang’s] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin.” -- BooknestA Library Journal, Paste Magazine, Vulture, BookBub, and ENTROPY Best Books pick!Washington Post "5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel" pick!A Bustle "30 Best Fiction Books" pick!A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy.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.Book The Poppy War: A Novel Review :
First the good parts:- Solid, enjoyable world-building, with the competing philosophies of shamanism, the push towards modernization and conformity, and the historical ebb and flow of power and subjugation being the standouts. I found myself oddly intrigued by the history of martial arts.- The military portions, while exceedingly brutal (do NOT mistake this for YA and give it to your child -- hell, even if you're an adult be prepared for graphic violence, including sexual), were a lot of fun. There's a mix of practical warfare, including chemical weapons and incendiary devices, with magical stuff that was honestly pretty engaging.- A common problem when you bring gods and magic into fantasy is "Why is there any conflict if the characters are this powerful?". That is not present here. The consequences of trying this are shown, and they are BANANAS. It's great.- If you like characters who are allowed to be horrible people, then you will not be disappointed here. I saw another review that said the heroine seemed insane by the end. This is a feature, not a bug. Between the very graphic war crimes and what we learn of the human relationship to the gods it's amazing anyone is still remotely functional by the end.- You get to the end and it's like...wow. This can't end well. I consider this a plus.Weak points:- Did feel like the first book could have been condensed. The primary conflict didn't come into play until 40% of the way through, after which the military portion kicked in and carried it through to the end. (Oddly you could conceivably start with Book 2, since it even included its own prologue.)- The style may be hit-or-miss for some. It lacks the stuffy tone of Tolkien-esque Epic Fantasy, which I appreciate, but occasionally veers into Quippy Territory. Depending on your preference this may be a pro or a con.- Very particular point: May read a little weird if you're a Japanese-American. This is influenced by real atrocities committed during the Sino-Japanese War, so if you're not willing to think about that ugly bit of history just skip it entirely, but oddly what bothered me more was that the Japanese proxy race were described in the same generalized terms of hive-minded fanatical hordes that were used to describe Japanese-Americans during World War II. There's a touch at the very end that indicates the culture isn't uniform evil, but we never seen anything to challenge their depiction as anything but sadistic monsters. There are also some textual reasons to present them as one-dimensional, and it may be challenged in the second book. Obviously this didn't keep me from enjoying the book, and it may not bother others at all, but if you do happen to have this background and just wanted to settle down and enjoy some Asian-inspired SFF do not be thrown.All in all, a little bumpy but intriguing enough that I'll be checking out the sequel. I was excited to dig into an Asian fantasy novel with Asian protagonists. Kuang is a polished writer and keeps her story moving along with minimal distractions. So even though there were many things I didn't enjoy about the novel, the writing kept me turning pages. I was invested in learning about the fate of Kuang's protagonists and learning the secrets of her magical world.Unfortunately, RF Kuang creates a fantasy world that borrows way too liberally from historical China. To begin with, the author doesn't even bother to give fantasy equivalents to many real-world people and places. The philosopher Men Zi (Mencius) appears as Men Zi in the story. Zhuang Zi is Zhuang Zi. Wu Dang Mountain (of martial arts fame) is Wu Dang mountain. Sun Zi's Art of War is featured prominently in the Book, almost completely unchanged from the real-world work. The author even repackages a famous real-world tale about Sun Zi training an army of concubines as her own creative work. The dialect of Kuang's fantasy capital might have come from a Lonely Planet Guidebook description about the Beijing dialect. Real-world historical events in modern Chinese history are all repackaged here: The Opium War, the Nanjing Massacre (the book is conspicuously dedicated to Iris Chang), Comfort Women, and even Unit 731. To her credit, Kuang does a better job of shoe-horning these historical events (compared to previous examples) into her fantasy world, but fictionalizing these incidents can also obfuscate these unresolved historical issues.For example, in her book, the Mugen (her analog to the Japanese) are vile, evil, automatons. To forward this narrative, she retells the story of the Opium Wars with the Japanese (instead of the British) as the main antagonists. This leads to an extremely unsatisfying explanation about the Mugen motives for committing genocide: they do it because they are brainwashed by their Emperor, and because they don't think of the Chinese (Nikara) as human. The reader's take-away from Kuang's fantastical retellings is "hate is bad." This kind of simplistic, reductionist, and heavy-handed moralizing does little to honor the source material or the real life victims of Pacific War atrocities. Thus, as a scholar of Asian history, I feel that Kuang is very much out of her depth. She's like a novice piano player attempting a creative reinterpretation of a classic. Perhaps an audience unfamiliar with the original classic piece (e.g. a non-Asian audience) will be spellbound, but those familiar with the source material will be let down. 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