Dračí republika (Maková válka 2) – Kuang Rebecca F. (2024)

The continuation of the successful novel Poppy War — an epic fantasy inspired by the history of China ***** One war has ended. Another war is just beginning. ***** The Nikan Empire has fought for its survival three times in its bloody Poppy Wars. The third one has just ended, but the shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocities she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, from an addiction to opium that tightens around her like a vice, and from the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix, a vengeful god who grants her terrible power. ***** She does not want to live, but she refuses to die until she kills the treacherous empress who sold her homeland to the enemies. Rin's only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who is preparing to conquer Nikan, overthrow the empress, and establish a new republic. However, the empress and the Dragon Warlord are not what they seem, and Rin increasingly fears that her love for Nikan will force her to wield the Phoenix's deadly power once again. For there is nothing she would not sacrifice to save her homeland… and for revenge.