R.F. Kuang best books, ranked
R.F. Kuang — 6 titles in the rankings, first published between 2018 and 2025. They average 7.8 — level with the catalogue as a whole. 2 of the series have a reading order worth keeping to.
Editor’s note Babel (2022) is her most-read and best-rated book: a standalone about translation and empire in 1830s Oxford. The Poppy War trilogy is far darker and rates higher with each book. Yellowface is a short satire of publishing; Katabasis (2025) rates lowest so far.
- Ranked titles
- 6 books
- Average score
- 7.8
- Total ratings
- 6.5K
- First published
- 2018–2025
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Books by R.F. Kuang
Series by R.F. Kuang
Reading order of R.F. Kuang's series
2 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.
All books by R.F. Kuang in order →Other books by R.F. Kuang
Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.
- 2019The Dragon Republic
- 2023The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023
- 2023The Complete Poppy War Trilogy
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