# The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang Rin's triumph in the Keju examination—a prestigious selection test for the Empire's most gifted students—astonished everyone around her. A war orphan from Rooster Province, she had defied expectations to earn admission to Sinegard, Nikan's foremost military academy. For the first time, escape from her bleak circumstances seemed within reach. Her relief proved premature. At the academy, Rin faces relentless discrimination for her southern heritage, darker complexion, and humble origins. Yet she soon uncovers an extraordinary gift: a rare shamanic ability that connects her to ancient divine forces believed lost to history. Through unconventional training involving a mercurial mentor and consciousness-altering practices, she learns that dormant gods retain formidable power—and that commanding them could determine far more than her academic fate. Beyond academy walls, geopolitical tensions mount. The Mugen Federation, having dominated Nikan through two devastating conflicts known as the Poppy Wars, threatens renewed invasion. As internal peace crumbles, Rin realizes her shamanic talents may prove humanity's sole defense. Yet channeling the Phoenix—the vengeful deity that has claimed her as its vessel—demands an escalating price. With each revelation about her divine patron, Rin confronts an unbearable truth: salvation through warfare may demand the sacrifice of everything that makes her human. Discover how one young woman's extraordinary power becomes both her nation's salvation and her deepest curse.
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