While all of the characters are developed and flawed, I found that I couldn’t care much for any of them, and outright grew to despise others.

Though The Dragon Republic was a worthy follow-up, I found that it just didn’t resonate with me the way the first novel did. I enjoyed The Poppy War so much that I immediately started reading The Dragon Republic as soon as I finished the first novel in the trilogy. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix’s deadly power once more.īecause there is nothing Rin won’t sacrifice to save her country. Her only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic.īut neither the Empress nor the Dragon Warlord are what they seem. Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland to its enemies. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix-the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. 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. Kuangīuy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) by R.F.

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