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The burning god rf kuang6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “It wasn’t deliberate, just literally everything I was into at the time.” “It’s a very syncretic mash of ideas-themes from 20th-century Chinese history but with a Song dynasty aesthetic and wuxia and anime sensibilities, all told through the structure of a Western epic fantasy,” says Kuang. The book deftly explores dark themes and imagery with a surprisingly light, sometimes humorous tone. ![]() Kuang was 22 when her 2018 debut, The Poppy War, introduced her as a strong voice in modern fantasy. In Burning God, on shelves November 17 from Harper Voyager, Kuang pushes readers’ favorite antihero, Rin, a rage-filled stand-in for Mao, to the brink, exploring brutal territory in a dark but satisfying end to the trilogy. ![]()
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