The exciting end to the Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang'sacclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history oftwentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, todevastating, enthralling effect. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders andbattling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin wasbetrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn't given up on those for whomshe has sacrificed so much--the people of the southern provinces and especiallyTikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meetsdifficult challenges--and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in theSouthern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizesthat the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirstfor vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation. Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will useevery weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and allwho threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power andinfluence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix'sintoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it?