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Poppy War Books in Order

Poppy War by R.F. Kuang contains 3 books, published between 2018 and 2020. The first book is The Poppy War (2018) and the newest is The Burning God (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2018–2020
Confirmed
3 of 3 titles
Total pages
1,616 across 3 books
Reading time
27–40 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,616 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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The Poppy War is an epic military fantasy trilogy by R.F. Kuang, drawing on the history of twentieth-century China. Shamans, gods and a war fought with magic carry the three books: The Poppy War (2018), The Dragon Republic (2019) and The Burning God (2020). Volumes are long, at a median of 544 pages, and the trilogy is finished.

How many Poppy War books are there?

Poppy War has 3 books, released between 2018 and 2020.

Poppy War Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Poppy War books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, book 1 of the Poppy War series (2018)
  2. Cover of The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang, book 2 of the Poppy War series (2019)
  3. Cover of The Burning God by R.F. Kuang, book 3 of the Poppy War series (2020)
  1. 1
    The Poppy War2018 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018544
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  2. 2
    The Dragon Republic2019 · 672 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019672
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  3. 3
    The Burning God2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020400
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Is there a chronological order for Poppy War?

No separate chronological order is on record for Poppy War, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Poppy War books in order?

You should read the Poppy War books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Poppy War book also stands alone.

Where to start with Poppy War

Start with The Poppy War (2018), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Poppy War book?

The Burning God (2020) is the newest Poppy War book released so far.

Is there a new Poppy War book coming?

No next Poppy War book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Poppy War

Wikidata records 6 nominations for Poppy War. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Poppy War at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Poppy War title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Poppy War books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,616 pages across all 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 544 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Poppy War books, 2 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the Poppy War books are about

All 3 Poppy War books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cultural heritage is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by R.F. Kuang

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.