Rebecca F. Kuang started writing her first novel, The Poppy War, when she was just 19 years old. Now, the final installment in the author’s dark military fantasy series, The Burning God, comes out today.

This hour we talk with Kuang, who will also be starting a PhD program at Yale University in East Asian Languages and Literature. She has pursued an extensive academic career in modern Chinese studies—while also writing Nebula and Locus award-nominated fantasy novels.

Kuang’s stories weave the fantastic with her deep knowledge of twentieth century Chinese history.

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• Rebecca F. Kuang - who writes as R.F. Kuang, is the author of The Poppy War series. The final book of the trilogy, The Burning God, comes out November 17th. Kuang is also an incoming PhD student at Yale University in East Asian Languages and Literature.