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R.F.

"He slaughtered my family at a Baghdad checkpoint. Four years later, his dying wife was rushed onto my operating table."REVENGE OR AN INNOCENT LIFE. WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?Los Angeles, 2010. Dr. Khalid is an elite trauma surgeon living in the shadow of an unbearable past. In 2007, his wife and four-year-old daughter were ruthlessly gunned down before his eyes by an American soldier. Ever since, the thirst for vengeance has been the only pulse keeping him alive.Then, ...

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R. F. Kuang

An instant New York Times bestseller!From R.F. Kuang, the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei.College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an in...

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R. F. Kuang

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • EXCERPT TO NEW NOVEL KATABASIS!“Hard to put down, harder to forget.” — Stephen KingWhite lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting psychological thriller from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel....

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R. F. Kuang

Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own.Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek:The story of a hero’s descent to the underworld

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R. F. Kuang

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The Poppy War

One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year...I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuang’s] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin.” — BooknestFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, the brilliantly imaginative debut of R.F. Kuang: an epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and fille...

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R. F. Kuang

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War"Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out." — Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of BrassFrom award-winning author R...

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R.F. Pina

The Battle of Adrianople is over. Emperor Valens is dead.With Emperor Theodosius now ruling the East, the Roman Empire teeters on the edge of collapse. As rebellion spreads across its provinces, a ruthless decree orders the hunt and extermination of every barbarian living within Rome's borders. Returning from war with a hand pierced by a Roman spear tipped in gold, Ahediel seeks refuge in a secluded mountain settlement, where he is nursed back to health by Dalia the Healer...

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RF Allen

Much of our world is in bondage, is abused, exploited and manipulated. It is most obvious in the middle east as thousands are murdered and millions displaced, driven from their homes and towns by the same conquering spirit that has destroyed throughout history. Greedy, egotistical, self appointed murderers and thugs who have separated themselves from common sense and invented reasons to destroy, claiming justification and exaltation through their god. Those in the West who profess freedom ...

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R. F. Kuang

Book 2 -

The Poppy War

Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic military fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters.The war is over.The war has just begun.Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to sav...

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R.F. Pina

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TEARS OF THE AEON

Tears of the Aeon: The Gothic WarA Historical Fantasy Epic of War, Faith, and Forgotten GodsAs the Roman Empire crumbles at the edge of its dominion, a darker tide rises beyond the Danube. War drums echo across ruined roads and sacred groves, heralding a conflict that will determine the fate of empires—and of souls.When Ahediel, a celestial warrior marked by divine fire, returns to the village of his beloved, he finds not peace but prophecy....

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RF Delderfield

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Oliver Milburn, John Wood, John Rowe, Alison Pettitt, Full Cast

A stunning full-cast dramatisation of R.F. Delderfield's classic novel of life between the warsListen now to this epic story of tragedy, love and betrayal set during the inter-war period as soldier Davy Powlett-Jones, invalided out of the trenches, must face a new start in life…A coal miner's son, Davy has risen from the ranks of the South Wales Borderers and been commissioned as a Second Lieutenant after serving three years in the front-line trenches in the...

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R. F. Kuang

Book 3 -

The Poppy War

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.After 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.Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has ...