Rebecca Kuang Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Fantastická cesta do pekla, plná rivality a vykoupení, od autorky bestselleru Babylon. Postgraduantka Alice Lawová měla odjakživa jen jediný cíl: vyniknout v oboru analytické magie nade všechny ostatní. Obětovala tomu všechno, svou sebeúctu, zdraví, milostný život a hlavně příčetnost. Jenže jediný člověk, který jí tento sen může splnit, největší mág na světě, je mrtvý a navíc — k její smůle — v pekle. Alice se za ním vydává spolu se svým úhlavním akademickým sokem Peterem Murdochem. Ovšem peklo je jiné, než tvrdí filozofové, vládnou zde pravidla postavená na hlavu, a pokud se z něj má Alice dostat živá, budou muset s Peterem táhnout za jeden provaz. Tedy pokud vůbec dokážou najít společnou řeč. Podaří se jim to, nebo se při tom pozabíjejí?

'Katabasis is a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic' OLIVIE BLAKE 'Katabasis is more than a novel to savor. This book is an experience. I envy those who get to read it for the first time' REBECCA ROSS 'A witty, gorey, harrowing ride' LEIGH BARDUGO Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick. But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and - inconveniently - in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him. But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she's going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together. That's if they can agree on anything. Will they triumph, or kill each other trying? 2025's most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.

What's the harm in a pseudonym? Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she claims to be; she didn't write the book she says she did and is not Asian American. In this chilling and cutting novel, authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were once supposed to be twin rising stars at Yale, but Athena becomes a literary darling while June's work goes unnoticed. After witnessing Athena's death in a freak accident, June impulsively steals her just-finished novel about the contributions of Chinese laborers in World War I. She edits it and submits it as her own, rebranding herself as Juniper Song with an ambiguously ethnic author photo. June believes the story deserves to be told, regardless of the teller, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree. However, as evidence mounts against her, June struggles to escape Athena's shadow and protect her secret. This novel explores the lengths one will go to for success while tackling issues of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation in the publishing industry, as well as the erasure of Asian-American voices and history by Western society. R. F. Kuang's work is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.

Quel mal y a-t-il à utiliser un pseudonyme ? Juniper Song, sensation des best-sellers, n'est pas celle qu'elle prétend être : elle n'a pas écrit le livre qui lui est attribué et n'est pas d'origine asiatique américaine. Dans ce roman glaçant et humoristique, les auteures June Hayward et Athena Liu, anciennes étoiles montantes de Yale, voient leurs chemins diverger dramatiquement. Athena devient une chérie littéraire tandis que June lutte pour la reconnaissance. Après la mort tragique d'Athena, June vole son manuscrit achevé, un roman sur les contributions des travailleurs chinois pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Elle édite et soumet le travail comme étant le sien, se rebranding en Juniper Song avec une photo d'auteur d'origine ambiguë. Elle se persuade que l'histoire mérite d'être racontée, peu importe celui qui la raconte, et la liste des best-sellers du New York Times semble valider ses actions. Cependant, alors que des preuves de sa tromperie émergent, June se retrouve piégée dans l'ombre d'Athena, luttant pour protéger son secret. Le récit explore jusqu'où June ira pour revendiquer ce qu'elle croit être à elle tout en abordant des questions critiques de diversité, de racisme et d'appropriation culturelle dans l'édition. Ce roman est pertinent, incisif et captivant, plongeant dans l'effacement des voix et de l'histoire asiatique-américaine par la société occidentale.

A new dark academic fantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of The Poppy War Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift. Until it became a prison... But can a student stand against an empire? An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn't given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much - the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges - and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation. Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix's voice, urging her to burn the world and everything in it?

The searing follow-up to 2018's most celebrated fantasy debut - THE POPPY WAR.

A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.