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The Dragon Republic (Poppy War Series #2)
By R. F. Kuang
Hardcover
$32.00
By R. F. Kuang
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There is no power too big for Rin to face down in the name of protecting Nikan. But what might she lose in the process?
Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters.
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 h...
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