A hardcover edition of Katabasis by R. F. Kuang, internationally bestselling author of Babel and The Poppy War, published in its original boards and retaining the contemporary illustrated dust jacket. A well-presented copy, the binding square and firm, with the jacket design clean and visually striking. The boards remain fresh, with no bumps, and the spine is straight and unfaded. Internally, the pages are bright and unmarked, with a tight text block and no inscriptions, tears, or structural faults.
In Katabasis, Kuang turns her incisive storytelling toward themes of ambition, descent, and moral reckoning, weaving intellectual intensity with mythic undertones. As a work by one of the most influential voices in modern speculative fiction, this edition represents a compelling example of twenty-first-century fantasy literature and an appealing addition to a contemporary collection.
An attractive copy of a major recent work by a leading figure in the genre.
