The Burning God (The Poppy War, 3)

The exciting end to the Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-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, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix's intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it?

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656 pages

Average rating: 8.38

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Anonymous
Jan 27, 2024
8/10 stars
god this ending pissed me off i still loved the rest of it though so 4/5
audreygeorgee
Jun 15, 2023
7/10 stars
So much detail went into the series and every step is thorough. However, I wonder if Kuang lost sight of how she planned to end the series due to the details. It seemed a necessary ending but how it came about wasn't ideal for me.
saturnss
Dec 29, 2022
10/10 stars
I swear it would have taken less time if school wasn't mentally draining. Really good book, though. I hated everyone so much.

(edit: it has been about a month. i still can't think of a way to express my hatred towards these characters. they're actually awful.)

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