Voices The British Poppy represents a freedom so many died for – which means freedom not to wear it. FA chairman Greg Clarke insists that ‘we’ll be wearing poppies at Wembley’.

More so than its young adult science fiction fantasy contemporaries, R.F. Kuang’s “The Poppy War” subscribes to a ‘grimdark’ trend in adult science fantasy fiction. As a sub-genre, ‘grimdark’ works to ...

The third volume in Kuang's Poppy War series is out now. She grounded the story in history, both her own and China's; it follows a passionate, ruthless young woman who becomes a military leader.

“The Poppy War” brings to life a war orphan named Fang Runin or Rin for short, who barely makes a life in a deeply divided empire of magic, martial arts and angry gods.

After I read R. F. Kuang’s debut novel The Poppy War in 2021, I knew I’d read anything else the author had published — a belief which has proven true, and has never led me astray even four ...

EXCLUSIVE: Rebecca F. Kuang’s series of fantasy novels including The Poppy War, are set to be adapted for television after Peter Luo’s Starlight Media optioned the rights. Starlight Media ...