The Poppy War. R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War - R.F.  Kuang


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      HarperVoyager

      An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperVoyager 2018

      Copyright © Rebecca Kuang 2018

      Cover design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd

      Cover illustration © Jung Shan Chang

      Rebecca Kuang asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780008239800

      Ebook Edition © April 2018 ISBN: 9780008239824

      Version: 2018-04-16

       Dedication

       This is for Iris

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

      Dedication

      Map

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Part II

       Chapter 10

       Chapter 11

       Chapter 12

       Chapter 13

       Chapter 14

       Chapter 15

       Chapter 16

       Chapter 17

       Chapter 18

       Chapter 19

       Chapter 20

       Part III

       Chapter 21

       Chapter 22

       Chapter 23

       Chapter 24

       Chapter 25

       Chapter 26

       Acknowledgments

       About the Publisher

       Map

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PART I

       CHAPTER 1

      “Take your clothes off.”

      Rin blinked. “What?”

      The proctor glanced up from his booklet. “Cheating prevention protocol.” He gestured across the room to a female proctor. “Go with her, if you must.”

      Rin crossed her arms tightly across her chest and walked toward the second proctor. She was led behind a screen, patted thoroughly to make sure she hadn’t packed test materials up any orifices, and then handed a formless blue sack.

      “Put this on,” said the proctor.

      “Is this really necessary?” Rin’s teeth chattered as she stripped. The exam smock was too large for her; the sleeves draped


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