Author · born 1996
R. F. Kuang
R. F. Kuang (born 1996) is a Chinese-American writer. Born in Guangzhou.
Our catalogue lists 5 books by R. F. Kuang, mostly epic fantasy, historical fantasy and alternate history. They span 2018 to 2026. The most-read is The Poppy War (2018).
Books by R. F. Kuang
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
Babel
R. F. Kuang, Michel Pagel
The Dragon Republic
R. F. Kuang
The Burning God
R. F. Kuang
Babel Collector's Edition : Or the Necessity of Violence
R. F. Kuang, Nico Delort
Awards
- ✦Hugo Awards 2021 — Best Series, The Poppy War (nominee)
- 🏆Nebula Awards 2023 — Best Novel, Babel (winner)
- ✦Nebula Awards 2019 — Best Novel, The Poppy War (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2024 — Best Anthology, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2023 — Best Novel, Babel (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2019 — Best Novel, The Poppy War (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2026 — Best Fantasy Novel, Katabasis (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2024 — Best Anthology, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2023 — Best Fantasy Novel, Babel (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2019 — Best First Novel, The Poppy War (nominee)
- ✦Ignyte Awards 2023 — Best Novel – Adult, Babel (nominee)
- ✦Ignyte Awards 2020 — Best Novel – Adult, The Dragon Republic (nominee)
- ✦Ignyte Awards 2020 — Best Novel – YA, The Dragon Republic (nominee)
Biography
Rebecca F. Kuang is a Chinese-American fantasy writer. Her first novel, *The Poppy War*, was released in 2018, followed by the sequels *The Dragon Republic* in 2019 and *The Burning God* in 2020. Kuang has won the Compton Crook Award, the Crawford Award, and the 2020 Astounding Award for Best New Writer, along with being a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, The Kitschies, and British Fantasy awards for her first novel. **Source*: [R. F. Kuang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._F._Kuang) on Wikipedia.