R.F. Kuang

rfkuang.com @kuangrf

Fantasy Beletrie Historická fikce

Rebecca F. Kuang is an acclaimed author known for her Poppy War trilogy and Babel: An Arcane History.
Born in China and raised in the United States, she has pursued extensive academic studies in Chinese history and literature.
Kuang holds degrees from prestigious institutions like Cambridge and Oxford, and is currently working on her PhD at Yale.
Her writing often draws from her academic background, incorporating historical elements and exploring complex themes.
Kuang's work has garnered critical acclaim and commercial success, establishing her as a prominent voice in contemporary fantasy literature.

Knihy autora R.F. Kuang

Katabasis

od R.F. Kuang

Two rival Cambridge magicians trade half their lives to follow their dead advisor into Hell.

3.72

100 000+

🖤 Dark Academia 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🌑 Underworld Descent ⚠️ Mentor Abuse 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy

Imerzivní

Katabasis

Two rival Cambridge magicians trade half their lives to follow their dead advisor into Hell.

od R.F. Kuang 2025 559 stran

3.72

100 000+ hodnocení

🖤 Dark Academia 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🌑 Underworld Descent ⚠️ Mentor Abuse 🧠 Philosophical Fantasy

Yellowface

od R.F. Kuang • 2023

A failed author steals her dead friend's manuscript and rides the lie to bestseller fame.

3.72

1 000 000+

🖋️ Publishing Satire 📖 Literary Thriller ✍️ Literary Theft 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🌏 Cultural Appropriation

Imerzivní

Yellowface

A failed author steals her dead friend's manuscript and rides the lie to bestseller fame.

od R.F. Kuang 2023 319 stran

3.72

1 000 000+ hodnocení

🖋️ Publishing Satire 📖 Literary Thriller ✍️ Literary Theft 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🌏 Cultural Appropriation

Maková válka

od R.F. Kuang • 2018

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

4.16

500 000+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔥 Revenge Quest

Maková válka

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

od R.F. Kuang 2018 545 stran

4.16

500 000+ hodnocení

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔥 Revenge Quest

Babel

od R.F. Kuang • 2022

Britain's empire runs on translation. A Chinese orphan masters its magic to destroy it.

4.14

400 000+

🕯️ Dark Academia 🪄 Linguistic Magic 🫂 Found Family 🗝️ Secret Society ✊ Anti-Colonial Fiction

Babel

Britain's empire runs on translation. A Chinese orphan masters its magic to destroy it.

od R.F. Kuang 2022 544 stran

4.14

400 000+ hodnocení

🕯️ Dark Academia 🪄 Linguistic Magic 🫂 Found Family 🗝️ Secret Society ✊ Anti-Colonial Fiction

Dračí republika

od R.F. Kuang • 2019

Haunted by a fire god and numbed by opium, she fights for a republic built on lies.

4.34

200 000+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🔥 Divine Possession 💫 Soul Bond

Dračí republika

Haunted by a fire god and numbed by opium, she fights for a republic built on lies.

od R.F. Kuang 2019 654 stran

4.34

200 000+ hodnocení

🗡️ Military Fantasy 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🔥 Divine Possession 💫 Soul Bond

Hořící bůh

od R.F. Kuang • 2020

Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.

4.27

100 000+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏴 Anti-Colonial War ✨ Shamanic Magic 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Hořící bůh

Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.

od R.F. Kuang 2020 622 stran

4.27

100 000+ hodnocení

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏴 Anti-Colonial War ✨ Shamanic Magic 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Drowning Faith

od R.F. Kuang • 2020

An immortal prince serves his colonizers and loves the one shaman they demand he destroy.

4.50

30 000+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔥 Cursed Immortality 💔 Love Versus Duty 🏴 Colonial Occupation

The Drowning Faith

An immortal prince serves his colonizers and loves the one shaman they demand he destroy.

od R.F. Kuang 2020 15 stran

4.50

30 000+ hodnocení

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔥 Cursed Immortality 💔 Love Versus Duty 🏴 Colonial Occupation

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