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Fantasy & SciFi
Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018
‘The best fantasy debut of 2018’ – WIRED
A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.
When Rin aced the Keju – the test to find the most talented students in the Empire – 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 had hoped to get rich by marrying her off; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free from a life of servitude. 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. Fighting the prejudice of rival classmates, Rin discovers that 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 psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive – and that mastering these 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 Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most people calmly go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away…
© 2018 HarperCollins (Lydbok): 9780008239831
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 3. mai 2018
4.1
1 of 6
Fantasy & SciFi
Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018
‘The best fantasy debut of 2018’ – WIRED
A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.
When Rin aced the Keju – the test to find the most talented students in the Empire – 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 had hoped to get rich by marrying her off; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free from a life of servitude. 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. Fighting the prejudice of rival classmates, Rin discovers that 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 psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive – and that mastering these 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 Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most people calmly go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away…
© 2018 HarperCollins (Lydbok): 9780008239831
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 3. mai 2018
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Stian
4. sep. 2020
This book definitely won't go where you expect it, in many ways. The protagonist has a fascinating and unique character development over the course of the book.The narrator is absolutely excellent, and is maybe the highlight of the whole book.
Lindy
10. jan. 2023
Anbefales!!
Maren
5. des. 2023
Spennene og forfriskende bok! Liker scene settingen inn mot asiatisk kultur. Noe kaotisk til tider, men føler den henter seg inn på slutten og finner igjen tråden. Noe vagt magisk system, men regner med det kommer mer frem i de neste bøkene.
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4. juli 2023
Wow
Merete
25. okt. 2022
Fantastisk!
Karen
14. apr. 2024
Loved her anger!
Lene Marie
7. mai 2022
This is NOT a YA! Highly detailed depiction of war and its atrocities. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
Nona
25. mars 2024
Denne var mye mer kompleks og mørk enn jeg trodde. Elsket del en og del tre. Slet litt med del to da det ble mye forvirrende krigføring og mange nye karakterer, men er glad jeg holdt ut! Spent på hvor serien går videre.
Edie
12. juli 2020
Great book! Very interesting story, and the writing is good!
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16. okt. 2021
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