The Poppy War is set in the Nikara empire shortly after the second poppy war with the island federation of Mugen. It tells the story of Fang Runin, a war orphan living in the southern Rooster Province. We learn that her childhood isn’t a particularly happy one as she has to slave away in a grocery store for a drug trafficking foster family.
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The story takes off right after the destruction of Mugen. The Cike are in the employ of Moag the pirate queen. Tasked with the assassination of high placed government officials, Rin takes her first swing at leadership as the new commander of the Cike. Once every official is crossed off of Moags hit list, she will provide the Cike with a ship and the weapons they need to assassinate the empress.
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The Name of the Wind is the first installment of the Kingkiller Chronicle, a trilogy concerning the main character Kvothe, his quest for revenge and his struggles along the way. The novel is written as a story-within-a-story in which Kvothe narrates his autobiography to Chronicler, a legendary scribe. The reader does not only follow Kvothe’s adventures but also sees them through Chroniclers present day perspective.
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