R f kuang is an award-winning Chinese-American fantasy writer. Her first novel, The Poppy War, was released in 2018, followed by the sequel The Dragon Republic in 2019. Kuang has won the Compton Crook Award and the Crawford Award along with being a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, Campbell, and World Fantasy Awards. She emigrated to the United States from Guangzhou, China, with her family when she was four years old. Kuang's father grew up in Leiyang, in Hunan province; her mother grew up on Hainan Island.[10] Her mother's father fought for Chiang Kai-shek.[10] Her father's family experienced the Japanese conquest of Hunan. Kuang grew up in Dallas, Texas and graduated from Greenhill School in 2013. She went on to Georgetown University, attracted by the college's well-known debating team. Halfway through college, Kuang was 19 when she began writing Poppy War during a gap year in China, where she worked as a debate coach; the book was published when she was 22. Kuang graduated from the Odyssey Writing Workshop in 2016 and attended the CSSF Novel Writing Workshop in 2017. She graduated from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service in June 2018. She spent the summer after graduation coaching a debate camp in Colorado. She attended Magdalene College, University of Cambridge as a recipient of a 2018 Marshall Scholarship, where she gained a Master of Philosophy in Chinese Studies. She is currently pursuing a MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies at Oxford University. Her debut novel The Poppy War, a Chinese military fantasy, was published by Harper Voyager in 2018 and is the first book in a planned trilogy. The Poppy War has received mainly favorable reviews, with Publishers Weekly calling it ""a strong and dramatic launch to Kuang’s career"". CONTENT: The Poppy War Series1. The Poppy War (read by Emily Woo Zeller)2. The Dragon Republic (read by Emily Woo Zeller)3. The Burning God (read by Emily Woo Zeller)Non-Series4. Babel, or The Necessity of Violence Audio-DVD format: It can be used on DVD and DVD-Rom players, also on devices such as Playstation, Xbox or portable DVD players. In addition, the tracks can be taken to any mp3 player, such as portable mp3 player, tablets, smartphones, etc. through the computer. - The tracks are handled in the same way that you would handle the songs through iTunes. - The number of discs varies by each title, although generally it goes in a single disc. - The AudioDVD format is not the same as traditional CDs and does not work on CD players. Please be sure to use one of the players mentioned above. - The format of the tracks is MP3; This is the extension of better handling and of more quality. - Kbps vary by title. - Audiobooks are read by professional narrators. MP3-CD format: This audio CD-MP3 works on your computer. It also works on CD and DVD players with mp3 capacity, including car stereos. - The number of discs varies by each title. Each disc can contain one or several audiobooks. - The mp3 tracks can be taken to different mp3 players or smartphones and iphone or ipad. Make sure your device is compatible with this technology before making your purchase. - The format of the tracks is MP3; This is the extension of better handling and of more quality. - Kbps vary by title. - Audiobooks are read by professional narrators. SHIPPING: All audiobooks are sent through USPS First Class and will arrive at your hands between 7 and 10 days after your purchase (usually much sooner than later). A link will be sent so you can track your product online. We ship worldwide through USPS. RETURNS: If the product presents any problem, we will send you another one immediately! Any disagreement will always be resolved. You will also have the PayPal purchase protection against any problem that occurs with your purchase. Original case is not included with your purchase. Pictures Of Disc covers/cases in this listing are for illustrative purposes only.
