THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER‘One for Philip Pullman fans’ THE TIMES ‘This one is an automatic buy’ GLAMOUR ‘Ambitious, sweeping and epic’ EVENING STANDARD ‘Razor-sharp’ DAILY MAIL ‘An ingenious fantasy about empire’ GUARDIAN Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 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 student stand against an empire? An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance. 'A masterpiece that resonates with power and knowledge. BABEL is a stark picture of the cruelty of empire, a distillation of dark academia, and a riveting blend of fantasy and historical fiction – a monumental achievement’ Samantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE Delve into the heart of an alternative UK, where Babel reigns as a top entry among gaslamp fantasy books. It's a great, bestselling read, peppered with the essence of urban exploration and thrilling action, an adventure that will leave you breathless and wanting more. For fans of Rebecca Yarros (Iron Flame), Leigh Bardungo (Six of Crows), Brandon Sanderson (The Way of Kings) and Olivie Blake (The Atlas Six) and Samantha Shannon (The Priory of the Orange Tree).

Babel

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…

The Poppy War

The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR. Rin is on the run… Haunted by the atrocity she committed to save her people, addicted to opium, and driven by the murderous commands of Phoenix, the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Rin’s only reason for living is to get revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold her homeland, Nikan, to her 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. She throws herself into his war. After all, making war is all she knows how to do…

The Dragon Republic

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect. 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 challenges – and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation. Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix’s voice, urging her to burn the world and everything in it?

The Burning God

'Katabasis is a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic' OLIVIE BLAKE 'Katabasis is more than a novel to savor. This book is an experience. I envy those who get to read it for the first time' REBECCA ROSS 'A witty, gory, harrowing ride' LEIGH BARDUGO Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick. But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him. But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she’s going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together. That’s if they can agree on anything. Will they triumph, or kill each other trying? 2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.

Katabasis

Året er 1828. Den forældreløse Robin Swift følges til London af den mystiske Professor Lovell. Her træner han i årevis Latin, Oldgræsk og Kinesisk for at forberede sig til den dag, hvor han vil blive optaget på Oxford Universitets prestigefyldte Royal Institute of Translation – også kendt som Babel. Babel er verdens epicenter for oversættelse, og endnu vigtigere, for magi. Briterne har magtsuverænitet eftersom deres viden bruges i imperiets kolonisering. For Robin er Oxford en utopi dedikeret til at tilegne sig viden. For briterne giver det dem magtsuverænitet, da den viden bruges i imperiets kolonisering. Da Storbritannien igangsætter en uretfærdig krig mod Kina over sølv og opium, tvinges han til at tage et livsændrende valg.

Efter at have reddet nationen Nikan fra fremmede invaderende og kæmpet mod den onde kejserinde i en brutal borgerkrig, bliver Rin forrådt af sine allierede og efterladt til at dø. Rin er dog ikke sådan at slå af pinden, og inden længe søger hun nye allierede, men hun bliver mødt af utroværdige ledere og magtsyge herskere. Den virkelige magt skal findes i de millioner af mennesker, som tørster efter hævn, og mennesker, som ærer hende som frelsernes gudinde.

Poppy War

Den brændende gud

Opiumskrigen endte med Rins udslettelse af landet Mugen, og hun er nu på flugt fra føniksguden, sin opiumafhængighed og de grusomme konsekvenser og etiske dilemmaer, der er fulgt i kølvandet på hendes afslutning af krigen. Det eneste, der holder Rin i live, er hendes ønske om at hævne sig på den forræderiske kejserinde, der solgte hendes land til fjenderne, og hun allierer sig med den magtfulde Dragekrigsherre. De starter en ny krig, men Rin må erkende, at kejserindens magt er altoverskyggende, samtidig med at hendes medsammensvorne viser nye koldsindige sider af sig selv.

Dragerepublikken

Da Rin mod alles forventning optages på Sinegard – et akademi, som uddanner elitesoldater til Imperiets fremtidige krigsførelse – forvandles glæden hurtigt til frustration, da hun mødes med foragt på grund af sin sydlige dialekt, køn og mørke hudfarve. I sin kamp for at bevise sit værd opdager Rin, at hun besidder shamanske kræfter. Rin allierer sig med den finurlige, opiumsrygende læremester i folketro, og hun erkender inden længe, at hun nok er den eneste, der kan redde Imperiet fra fjenderne, og at prisen for disse udødelige kræfter er højere end først antaget. Brutal og medrivende fantasydebut, hvor militærmagter og mytiske guder mødes i en blodig symfoni.

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