Waiting on Wednesday is a meme that was hosted by Breaking the Spine to let us share our excitement for books coming out soon. It has gone the way of the wind and is no longer hosted there. But Wishful Endings is now hosting Can’t Wait Wednesday so we can keep the momentum going and link up there.
The first book in this series, The Poppy War, is absolutely fantastic! If you haven’t read it, you really should check it out! I can’t wait to get back to reading about Rin and finding out what happens next.
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) Published by Harper Voyager on June 4, 2019
Pages: 560
The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR.In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the run: haunted by the atrocity she committed to end the war, addicted to opium, and hiding from the murderous commands of her vengeful god, the fiery Phoenix. Her only reason for living is to get revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold out Nikan to their enemies.
With no other options, Rin joins forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who has a plan to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new Republic. Rin throws herself into his war. After all, making war is all she knows how to do.
But the Empress is a more powerful foe than she appears, and the Dragon Warlord’s motivations are not as democratic as they seem. The more Rin learns, the more she fears her love for Nikan will drive her away from every ally and lead her to rely more and more on the Phoenix’s deadly power. Because there is nothing she won’t sacrifice for her country and her vengeance
The sequel to R.F. Kuang’s acclaimed debut THE POPPY WAR, THE DRAGON REPUBLIC combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating effect.
Oh hell yes
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The Poppy War is on my list, I hope I can catch up before this comes out?
I haven’t read The Poppy Wars… but I’m intrigued! This one looks really good.
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this one is new to me!
I have been curious about The Poppy War, and this sounds like a great follow-up. I really need to give these books a try! I hope you love this one! Have a great week.
This does sound like a promising series and it’s great to know about that first book, but I’ll be checking it out. I hope you enjoy this one!
I can’t wait for this one either 🙂
Oh I remember hearing The Poppy War was good! I love that it involves Chinese history too. Looks like a fab sequel!
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Yesss! The Poppy War was easily one of my favourite books this year. I was so happy when I found out there was going to be a sequel.
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Yassssssss, I am so excited for this one!
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Oh Yes, I’m super excited for this one.
Lynn 😀
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