She doesn't seem to learn, she doesn't seem to want to learn. The main character is supposed to be very intelligent, some sort of prodigy who rises to greatness, but in reality she is very shallow, one note.
I was really looking forward to this book but I was very disappointed. And while most people calmly go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away. The Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War and only barely lost the continent in the Second. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive – and that mastering these powers could mean more than just surviving school.įor while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. Fighting the prejudice of rival classmates, Rin discovers that she possesses a lethal, unearthly power – an aptitude for the nearly mythical art of shamanism. But surprises aren’t always good.īecause being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. That she got into Sinegard – the most elite military school in Nikan – was even more surprising. When Rin aced the Keju – the test to find the most talented students in the Empire – it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating, to Rin’s guardians, who had hoped to get rich by marrying her off and to Rin herself, who realised she was finally free from a life of servitude.
Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018.Ī brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of 20th-century China and filled with treachery and magic.
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