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Republika smoka

Republika smoka

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  • Create Date：2021-08-23 09:54:15
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：R.F. Kuang
  • ISBN：8379645928
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Summary

Książka dostępna w dwóch wersjach okładki。

Gniew。

Gniew zmieniający duszę w rozszalały ogień， którego nigdy nie da się ugasić。 Oto cały świat Rin。 Chwyciła los za gardło i wyrwała mu z trzewi swoją przyszłość- dostała się do Akademii Sinegardzkiej a potem dalej， dzień po dniu， walczyła by ją skończyć。 Tylko po to， by patrzeć， jak jeden po drugim umierają jej przyjaciele。 By oglądać góry usypane z trupów swoich rodaków。 By stać się istotą， zdolną spalić cały naród najeźdźców w akcie niewyobrażalnej zemsty。

Teraz nie zostało jej nic， prócz odwetu na ostatniej zdrajczyni - Cesarzowej Su Daji。 Oraz ciągłej walki z Feniksem， który nieustająco żąda ofiar。 W chwili， gdy mu się podda， jej ciało stanie się ledwie narzędziem i będzie palić wszystko i wszystkich。 A gdy cały świat zamieni się w popiół， Rin sama zamarzy o śmierci。

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Reviews

Wiktoria Kalitka ，

TEARS， so many tears！ This broke my heart！ What the hell was that ending！ 🤯😭

Lindsey ，

Wow。。。this book was stunning and brilliant。 I loved the first book， but I loved this book even more。 The magic system is so intriguing and it gets explored even more; I was thoroughly invested in the mechanics of the magic and it was so cool to see it get used in so many different ways。 I also loved how this story was used to make real-world commentary and criticism of the oppressive institutions that are colonialism and aristocracy; that was done flawlessly， and I applaud the author for address Wow。。。this book was stunning and brilliant。 I loved the first book， but I loved this book even more。 The magic system is so intriguing and it gets explored even more; I was thoroughly invested in the mechanics of the magic and it was so cool to see it get used in so many different ways。 I also loved how this story was used to make real-world commentary and criticism of the oppressive institutions that are colonialism and aristocracy; that was done flawlessly， and I applaud the author for addressing this topic so well in her narrative。 Overall， an incredible book！ I can't wait to read the third book。 。。。more

Matylda ，

4。5

Iris Mens ，

This was brilliant

laine r ，

this book took me longer than anticipated because of summer reading and my inability to read more than one book at once but i just cant even wrap my head around how good that book was。 kuang’s writing and storytelling abilities are insane

Victoria Limbert ，

This book， at times， felt neverending but I truly enjoyed it。 There is no lightness and no forgiveness in this story。 It is brutal and savage， morals are constantly questionable。。 This is war。 Torture and war tactics， betrayal and chaotic gods are on every page and even Rin， the girl we watch all this unfold through is almost unfeeling and unforgiving。 Her thoughts are frightening at times but I can't help rooting for her the whole way even though her actions can be as terrible as the 'villains' This book， at times， felt neverending but I truly enjoyed it。 There is no lightness and no forgiveness in this story。 It is brutal and savage， morals are constantly questionable。。 This is war。 Torture and war tactics， betrayal and chaotic gods are on every page and even Rin， the girl we watch all this unfold through is almost unfeeling and unforgiving。 Her thoughts are frightening at times but I can't help rooting for her the whole way even though her actions can be as terrible as the 'villains' but she takes acceptance for every single bad thing she chooses to do。 She isn't the smartest and she sometimes acts on impulse in the moment but that makes her feel more real to me than characters that are always heroic and perfect。 Rin is thoroughly damaged and I can't help thinking there is more waiting to break her apart。A great story， even if some chapters needed to be pushed through。 。。。more

Amphy ，

It suffers the second book syndrome。 Although I loved the last 1/3 of it。 Still enjoyed it tho！

Natalie ，

what！！ what？？ what！？Not as action-packed as the first book， but I loved the character arcs， world development， and the interwoven commentary on race and colonialism。

Monika ，

4。7， dobry zwrot akcji podciągnął ocenę

Gatkafikus ，

Serce mi podpowiada， że tak musi być 💞

Kornelia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Miałam napisać jakiś głęboki cytat， ale po tym co się zdarzyło pod koniec。。。 Oficjalnie ogłaszam żałobę 💔

kaci ♡ ，

this series is soooo underrated。 there’s so much character development， world building， and immersive imagery that makes reading it so riveting。 it does have its cringey YA lines sometimes but everything else makes up for it。

Nora Lee ，

and i’m usually stingy with my 5 star reviews…

connor ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i still can’t believe the ending of this book… i’m no longer living， laughing or loving

Nishant ，

I love the story flow。 I feel the story has a such a psychological and intense flow that I had to go back again and again to see the intricate weaving of the characters and their behavior patterns though predictable but still some what unexpected at times。 Only thing I don't like because we are so used to hero's/heroine's wins。。 But it is so hard to come by in every chapter。。。 And every book。。 Including the first one of this series。This is definitely not a series for fantasy starters。。 If you ar I love the story flow。 I feel the story has a such a psychological and intense flow that I had to go back again and again to see the intricate weaving of the characters and their behavior patterns though predictable but still some what unexpected at times。 Only thing I don't like because we are so used to hero's/heroine's wins。。 But it is so hard to come by in every chapter。。。 And every book。。 Including the first one of this series。This is definitely not a series for fantasy starters。。 If you are hard core into fantasies。。 Like finished Witcher / wheel of time etc then venture here。。Because the character psychology and their stories are emotionally and mentally exhausting。Onto next in the series。 。。。more

matt ，

no words， just that ending

Aislynn ，

I'm too devastated and tired from all the crying that I'll write the review after taking a looong nap。 I deserve it after this emotional rollercoaster 🙃。。。So， long story short， I love and hate this book。 I love and hate the characters。 But that's still a good thing - as long as a book makes me feel something， it's good。I've never read such a dark series as Poppy war trilogy。 It's so brutal it made me sick sometimes。 But it's good。 It's brilliant。 It's amazing。 As a reader， I think you can only h I'm too devastated and tired from all the crying that I'll write the review after taking a looong nap。 I deserve it after this emotional rollercoaster 🙃。。。So， long story short， I love and hate this book。 I love and hate the characters。 But that's still a good thing - as long as a book makes me feel something， it's good。I've never read such a dark series as Poppy war trilogy。 It's so brutal it made me sick sometimes。 But it's good。 It's brilliant。 It's amazing。 As a reader， I think you can only hate or love Rin， nothing in between。 I still have no idea how to feel about her but thanks to her mistakes she feels so real 。 Then there is Kitay （I could never hate this brilliant boy） and Nezha; I LOVE HIM。 The relationship between him and Rin is so complicated but I was glad I got to see more of his past。 Venka was the perfect side character and I adore her so much！The plot was so quick and THERE WAS SO MUCH HAPPENING。 And surprisingly I wasn't confused at all。 everything made so much sense and the plot twists （even though I hated them afterwords） were unpredictable。 THIS is why I like adult fantasy。Listening so the audiobook while reading it made it so much easier。 I learned how to pronounce the names properly！ I can only recommend doing the same。 It'll take me some time to get my hands on the final book but I already can't wait！ 。。。more

Piper Harris ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked this book even more than the last one。 It was packed with action and twists， and also came along with a big expanding of the world。 That was great。 I still found a couple parts of the series aren't my style， like the constant military action （moving armies。。。 moving armies。。。 meeting with warlords。。。） and also the lack of any kind of thought behind our main character's actions。 But on a whole this felt really original and was a lot of fun to read。 I enjoyed the idea that whatever side of I liked this book even more than the last one。 It was packed with action and twists， and also came along with a big expanding of the world。 That was great。 I still found a couple parts of the series aren't my style， like the constant military action （moving armies。。。 moving armies。。。 meeting with warlords。。。） and also the lack of any kind of thought behind our main character's actions。 But on a whole this felt really original and was a lot of fun to read。 I enjoyed the idea that whatever side of the war Rin supports， that's the side that's going to win。 A lot of pressure！。。。 spoilers。。。 I just CANNOT buy the betrayal from Nezha。 I think it's going to take a lot of work from the author to sell it。 Right now I think it was ridiculous。 。。。more

Summer Baron-Pitts ，

4。5

Weronika ，

Ja nie mam słów。 Po prostu nie mam słów。

Rachel Landis ，

i LOVED this book omg i'm literally never going to be over this what a FANTASTIC follow up！！ so much happened in this book but i was on the edge of my seat for literally every second of it。 rin and kitay as always were the brightest spots of this book， but the cike （especially ramsa） and venka also had the most incredible storylines to follow along with。 the discussions about colonialism were so well done and INCREDIBLY nuanced （when fantasty books tend to be particularly bad at that）， and as al i LOVED this book omg i'm literally never going to be over this what a FANTASTIC follow up！！ so much happened in this book but i was on the edge of my seat for literally every second of it。 rin and kitay as always were the brightest spots of this book， but the cike （especially ramsa） and venka also had the most incredible storylines to follow along with。 the discussions about colonialism were so well done and INCREDIBLY nuanced （when fantasty books tend to be particularly bad at that）， and as always r。f。 kuang's prose never disappoints。 very powerful of her to have two books in the same series on my perfect books shelf！！！！ anyway i love this book immensely。SPOILERY STUFF AHEAD:i'm rotating between love and hate for nezha like i'm on an amusement park viking ship at the moment honestly but he's written SO WELL ahhhh！！！！ rin and kitay being bound is so lovely because platonic love being the most respected form of love in a universe is my favorite trope ever。 also i LOVE venka i'm obsessed with her truly and ramsa dying made me so sad i loved that kid and i hope kesegi's okay！ rin needs a little brother figure in her life it's so important。 also the entirety of hesperia can catch these hands i also know that because rin's gone they're going to go after nezha and while i hate him rn i do hope he's okay！！ cannot wait to start the next book。 :） 。。。more

TheMaskedReader ，

The epic continuation of R。 F。 Kuang's trilogy， the Dragon Republic felt like a large punch to the throat as we see Rin make choice after choice after the events of the Destruction of the Federation of Mugen。 Her next goal is to kill the Empress Daji for selling out her own nation。 But she's going to need more help than the Cike to reunite with her friends and take down the Empress， a whole Republic even。 The political intrigue and the characters in the book show such a large amount of power， st The epic continuation of R。 F。 Kuang's trilogy， the Dragon Republic felt like a large punch to the throat as we see Rin make choice after choice after the events of the Destruction of the Federation of Mugen。 Her next goal is to kill the Empress Daji for selling out her own nation。 But she's going to need more help than the Cike to reunite with her friends and take down the Empress， a whole Republic even。 The political intrigue and the characters in the book show such a large amount of power， strength， and vulnerability。 And how， sometimes， those can be one and the same。 The wonderous writing of this series always has me back and craving for more。 *yeah I got a book hangover， whats new*4。5/5 。。。more

saru ，

i got emotionally destroyed by this one <3

Jagodas ，

Bardzo jestem ciekawa kolejnej części！

Veronika Nyerges ，

Szeretem a military scifit， de ha fantasy， az sem baj。 Továbbra sem érzem koherensnek a regényt， de még mindig nem zavar， ugyanis rendkívüli módon szórakoztat az ármánykodás， a hisztis buta öntelt tini， akinek különleges képességei vannak， a durcás istenek， a politika átláthatatlansága。Tetszik， hogy soha nem egyértelmű， ki a jó， vagy éppen mi a jó， tetszik az is， hogy Kuang nem sajnálja a szereplőit。 Tetszik， hogy hatalom megöli a személyiséget。Szórakoztat。 Ennyi。

Alienor ✘ French Frowner ✘ ，

"You poor thing，" she said。"What are you talking about？" he asked。She just hugged him tighter。 She didn't want this moment to end。 She didn't want to have to go。 "I just don't want the world to break you。" ^^Me to these characters， all day， every day。 4，5 stars。 "You poor thing，" she said。"What are you talking about？" he asked。She just hugged him tighter。 She didn't want this moment to end。 She didn't want to have to go。 "I just don't want the world to break you。" ^^Me to these characters， all day， every day。 4，5 stars。 。。。more

Steven Silaban ，

i truly could write a review and talk about this book everyday。 I present to you probably my no。 1 book off all time。Together， spoke the Phoenix， we will burn down this world2nd books in a series usually sucks or gets worst comparing to the 1st book。 But Goddamn this book is better than the 1st book。 I truly thought there was no way R。F。 Kuang could write a better story that TPW but wow this is better。 Rin as we know is a power hungry selfish girl， and i love that about her。 Rin is struggling to i truly could write a review and talk about this book everyday。 I present to you probably my no。 1 book off all time。Together， spoke the Phoenix， we will burn down this world2nd books in a series usually sucks or gets worst comparing to the 1st book。 But Goddamn this book is better than the 1st book。 I truly thought there was no way R。F。 Kuang could write a better story that TPW but wow this is better。 Rin as we know is a power hungry selfish girl， and i love that about her。 Rin is struggling to find the real enemy to this war。The characters were more fleshed out， Kitay （dealing with trauma from Golyn Niis）， Venka （dealing with the events that she endured in Golyn Niis， if you know you know）， Rin （dealing with guilt， anger， sadness from what happened in the first book）， Nezha （he became such a complex character） and everybody。 OMGThe war is more graphic， more detail， more scheming。 This book is a lot more mature i guess。 Most or all is happening in rivers， sea， canals， and i love the vibe 。。。more

Ry Thorne ，

My copy just arrived in the mail yesterday， and damn is it chunky！

Rebecca ，

This book was a slog。 And， from the perspective of plot and character development， it was a mess。 Most of the time， the second book in a trilogy is where the stakes of the story reach their highest pitch。 Book 2 is the place to reveal big plot twists， push characters to the brink， and leave the audience with a major cliffhanger or two。 This book does none of that。 And while the conventions of western storytelling need not be followed by every author， there should at least be something interestin This book was a slog。 And， from the perspective of plot and character development， it was a mess。 Most of the time， the second book in a trilogy is where the stakes of the story reach their highest pitch。 Book 2 is the place to reveal big plot twists， push characters to the brink， and leave the audience with a major cliffhanger or two。 This book does none of that。 And while the conventions of western storytelling need not be followed by every author， there should at least be something interesting happening with character， plot， and writing style in order to keep the audience engaged。 This book was utterly flat。 Part of the issue may stem from being a reader who knows enough about Chinese history to anticipate what's going to happen with the war。 The betrayals and "twists" in allegiances were at best shrug-worthy because they so closely mirror actual events。 There's no tension in the story at all。 It's just a litany of battle scenes where the outcome is foreordained。 And then there's the issue of writing a fantasy story in which Mao is recast as a teenage girl fire shaman - if you're going to do that， you know that your hero is probably going to be unlikeable， and is certainly going to be morally and ethically ambiguous。 So what， then， are you trying to say， as the author， about how these sorts of people drive， are driven by， and are situated within historical events？ What are you trying to say about their psychology， their motivations， their relationships with other people， their philosophies and how those philosophies are twisted by circumstance？ Because if you're writing a novel， you should be trying to say something and you should be using character， plot， and writing choices to drive that point。 Otherwise there's little to distinguish it from historical narrative。 I'm thinking about other novels that attempt to rewrite historical anti-heroes - most notable， probably， is Hilary Mantel's portrayal of Thomas Cromwell in her "Wolf Hall" trilogy， a series that hews very closely to historical sources but that weaves an element of magical realism across the story， and that places you so closely within Cromwell's perspective that as a reader， you're honestly surprised when he eventually backs himself into his own downfall and loses his head， even though， as a student of history， you know it's coming from the very beginning。 Importantly， that series gives believable motivations and very high stakes to Cromwell's actions， and you understand why he's doing what he's doing， even when he's doing terrible things。 Rin， as a stand-in for Mao， is just unlikeable， period。 And whereas in the first book， she has a few moments of human motivation and heart， in this book she's so flat as a character that you could turn her sideways and she'd disappear。 There is no sense of internal conflict or real personality， other than anger; there's not even that much reflection on the fact that at the end of the last book， she wiped out an entire nation。 She just kind of moves along， through various battles， being vapidly slavish， first to opium and then to an obviously self-serving warlord。 By the end of the book she's changed allegiances so many times that the reader is just left confused， but she's had no discernible character growth。 It's frustrating。Ultimately， these books seem far more interested in telling Chinese history - that's the scaffolding on which a few fantasy premises and some roughly-sketched characters have been hung。 And that's fine， I'm interested in Chinese history。 But the kind of telling in which Kuang engages works better in a history book。 Her portrayals of the realities of war and the tragedy of refugee displacement are detailed and accurate， but Rin's viewpoint serves as a detached lens on scenes that should have a much greater sense of immediacy and much higher stakes for the characters if they're going to work in a novel。 Rin is not invested - she has no follow-through when she's reunited with her foster family in a terrible refugee camp situation and makes no attempt to help them - which means that the reader isn't invested either。 War is terrible。 The circumstances of refugees are harrowing。 Maybe this is the first exposure to those realities for some readers， and maybe that's why it seems to have so much punch for so many。 But if it's not your first exposure， it just doesn't work as a story。 The bits of the story where we do get pure imagination are more engaging， but these are also the bits that spin fantasy about ethnic minorities， and that aspect remains troubling。 The Mongolian references， which I noted in my review of "The Poppy War，" continue in this book; we get a good-girl character from the past， now dead， named Tseveri （derived from the Mongolian word for "pure" or "clean"）， and a bad guy character named Begter （from "The Secret History of the Mongols，" Chinggis Khaan's older half-brother， whom Chinggis and his full brother Qasar murdered when Chinggis was 12， after Begter took credit for game they'd hunted）。 There's also a character called Sorqan Sira， presumably from another character in "The Secret History of the Mongols，" Sorqan Shira， who helped Chinggis Khaan escape from captivity when he was still Temujin， and who later became one of Chinggis Khaan's generals。 The Sorqan Sira in "The Dragon Republic" tries to free Rin from a different kind of captivity， underlining the connection。 This mixing of Chinggis' story with a Mao stand-in is deeply， deeply uncomfortable for someone who comes to Chinese history from a perspective that centers the Mongols。 And although Rin gets told off for referring to the Mongol stand-ins as "Hinterlanders" - she's instructed to refer to them by their tribal names， and then goes on to tell others to do the same - the Mongol stand-ins remain props for Rin's story， which is Mao's story - which is why this all feels off。I'm going on about all of this at some length because this book has had such an overwhelmingly positive reception and so many positive reviews。 From a writer's perspective， I'm confused by the enthusiasm， but fine， people like what they like。 From the perspective of someone who deals with issues of representation， however， the problems with appropriation remain， and I haven't seen those mentioned elsewhere。 Instead， I've seen reviews that call the Mongolian names "typical fantasy" in contrast to the Chinese qualities of other names in the series。 Folks， these are not fantasy elements， they're lifted straight out of Mongolian language and， in some cases， the central primary source on Mongol imperial history。 So readers should at least be aware of this。Bottom line on this book， it's weaker than the first book all around， unfortunately。 。。。more

Phoebe Coleman ，

THAT ENDING TOOK ME OUT

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