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The Poppy War Series

3 primary works • 7 total works
Bulgarian: Войната на маковете
Czech: Maková válka
German: Im Zeichen der Mohnblume
Italian: La Guerra dei Papaveri

The short story "The Nine Curves River" is set in the same as the Poppy War novels. It has also been published in the anthology The Book of Dragons.

Book 1

The Poppy War
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4.16 · 471407 Ratings · 74302 Reviews · published 2018 · 89 editions
An epic historical military fantasy, inspired by t…

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    Book 2

    The Dragon Republic
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    4.35     · 213996 Ratings · 34430 Reviews · published 2019 · 63 editions
    In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman an…

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    Book 2.5

    The Drowning Faith
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    4.51     · 28438 Ratings · 6815 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    A collection of scenes from Nezha's point of view …

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    Book 3

    The Burning God
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    4.28     · 165349 Ratings · 31793 Reviews · published 2020 · 57 editions
    After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign inva…

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    Book 1-3

    The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, The Burning God
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    4.38     · 2353 Ratings · 235 Reviews · published 2021 · 8 editions
    From R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestsellin…

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    The Nine Curves River
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    4.23     · 347 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    A girl escorts her younger sister on an important …

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    The Book of Dragons
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    3.71     · 1313 Ratings · 380 Reviews · published 2020 · 9 editions
    Here there be dragons . . .

    From China to Europe, …

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