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3.8 stars
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After the death of her literary rival in a freak accident, author June Hayward steals her just-finished masterpiece, sending it to her agent as her own work, but as emerging evidence threatens her success, she discovers how far she'll go to keep what she thinks she deserves.
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Poppy war volume 3.
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4 stars
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Rin returns to her home village, where with the Southern Army and millions of dedicated supporters she prepares for the ultimate battle against the Dragon Republic and other anti-shamanic enemies.
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Poppy war volume 2.
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5 stars
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Rin's story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The poppy war--an epic fantasy combining the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. Nikan is on the run from the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix--the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. 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.
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Poppy war volume 1.
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3.4 stars
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An epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the violent history of China's 20th century, follows the efforts of an unexpected, dark-skinned war orphan to obtain an education at Nikan's most elite military school in spite of prejudice and the challenges of her lethal shaman skills, which raise her awareness about the existence of gods and the imminence of war.
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4 stars
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"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 working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation...