R.F. Kuang - The Poppy War - Signed UK First Edition (2018)

R.F. Kuang 
The Poppy War

The Poppy War is R.F. Kuang's debut novel and the opening volume of her celebrated fantasy trilogy inspired by twentieth-century Chinese history, particularly the Second Sino-Japanese War. A fiercely original work blending military fantasy with shamanic mythology, it won the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut, was a Nebula and Locus Award finalist, and is listed among Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. With Kuang's subsequent novels, Babel and Yellowface, reaching the top of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller lists, her debut has attracted growing collector interest and this first edition has become a sought-after title.

As shown in the photographs, the book is as new, still sealed in the publisher's original shrink wrap. The dust jacket is pristine, retaining full colour, gloss, and crispness with no fading or wear. The binding is tight and square. The book has not been read.

The title page carries the author's signature in pen, signed directly to the page, not a bookplate or tip-in.

This is the UK first edition, first printing (Harper Voyager, 2018), as confirmed by the copyright page, which states "First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018" with the numeral "1" in the number line. It is the true first appearance of the novel in any format and the primary edition for collectors of Kuang's work.