Having suffered loss and betrayal from every possible angle she could expect, Fang Runin (Rin) turns her true allegiance to the Nikan south – returning to her roots.

To say that it wrecked me would be a grave understatement. Kuang’s The Poppy War series had been in my heart for the past year since I discovered it in university, and The Burning God had been my most anticipated release of 2020 (I also raved about the series here). I knew it was going to be especially difficult to write one for The Burning God. It never is easy to write a review for a series finale. Kuang carving out her place in modern fantasy to new, extraordinary heights as she concludes her first trilogy a powerful testament to her absolute writing prowess. 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?Ĭarrying an epic tale brimming with unrelenting violence, heartrending trauma, and the devastating horrors of war to its harrowing conclusion, The Burning God sees R.F. 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.īacked 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. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges – and unexpected opportunities. Genre: Fantasy, Grimdark, Military FantasyĪfter 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.ĭespite 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.

Release date: November 26th, 2020 (UK) November 17th 2020 (US)

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