When war orphan Rin aced the Kliu-the Empire wide test to find the most When war orphan Rin aced the Keju-the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—she surprised everyone: test officials, the guardians who wanted to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise, and even herself. But being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not easy at Si…
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 forg…
After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult ch…
Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese…
Babel adalah pusat penerjemahan dunia dan, yang lebih penting lagi, adanya cipta-perak: seni mewujudkan makna yang hilang dalam penerjemahan melalui batangan perak yang dipahat, dengan efek magis. Pengerjaan perak telah membuat Imperium Inggris memiliki kekuatan yang tak tertandingi. Penelitian Babel tentang penerjemahan membantu upaya Imperium untuk menjajah segala sesuatu yang ditemuinya.
White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising star…
Lanjutan Perang Opium dan Republik Naga Akhir luar biasa trilogi The Poppy War. Setelah berhasil menyelamatkan negara Nikan dalam perang saudara yang brutal, Fang Runin malah dikhianati para sekutu. Dengan aliansi baru, Rin menyusun kekuatan. Bagai terlahir kembali dari abu, sang Phoenix pun menemukan lagi kekuatan dalam kemurkaan dan pembalasan dendam rakyat selatan. Mereka menghabisi piha…
Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift. Until it became a prison… But can a studen…
Authors Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling while June is a nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls?, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse, stealing Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers dur…
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver work…