The Poppy War: A Novel (The Poppy War, 1) Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer determined to achieve the impossible

determined to achieve the impossible – save his son

an award-winning “miraculous debut” (Washington Post) about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives

and funny but with a good dose of reality and some of the things that can downright suck too

the life she had imagined for herself had gone up in flames

and talks like he walked out of a regency romance novel

The Poppy War: A Novel (The Poppy War, 1) Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer determined to achieve the impossibleI have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [] I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuangs] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N. K. Jemisin. Booknest A Library Journal, Paste Magazine, Vulture, BookBub, and ENTROPY Best Books pick! Washington Post "5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel" pick! A Bustle "30 Best Fiction Books" pick! A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic