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Rin, a war‑orphaned girl from the south, astonishes the empire when she tops the Keju, the empirewide exam used to select scholars for Sinegard, the most prestigious military academy of Nikan. Upon arrival, she faces prejudice for her color, poverty, and gender.
Surrounded by hardened classmates and guided by an unconventional teacher, Rin taps into a powerful, shamanic gift that connects her to gods previously thought extinct. As the Nikara Empire faces the looming threat of a Third Poppy War from the Federation of Mugen, her newfound abilities become a critical, if perilous, resource that could decide the fate of her people.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: R. F. Kuang
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