When war orphan Rin aces the Empire’s most competitive test, she earns a place at Sinegard, Nikan’s elite military academy. No one expects a dark-skinned girl from the provinces to succeed—not her corrupt guardians, not her wealthy classmates, and certainly not Rin herself.
But Rin is hiding something deeper than ambition. She has a gift for shamanism, a near-mythical power tied to the god of vengeance. While others study warfare with swords and strategy, Rin walks among gods and confronts a rising storm no one else can see.
As whispers of a Third Poppy War grow louder, Rin faces a brutal truth. Saving her nation may cost more than her life. It may cost her soul.
Epic, violent, and unflinchingly bold, The Poppy War is modern fantasy at its fiercest.
