The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance Series #1) By N. K. Jemisin

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After her mother's mysterious death, a young woman is summoned to the floating city of Sky in order to claim a royal inheritance she never knew existed in the first book in this award-winning fantasy trilogy from the NYT bestselling author of The Fifth Season.Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history.With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Yeine will learn how perilous it can be when love and hate — and gods and mortals — are bound inseparably together.

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    • Author- N. K. Jemisin
    • Publisher- Orbit
    • Publication Date- 02-25-2010
    • Page Count- 427
    • Hardcover
    • Age Range- Adult
    • Science Fiction & Fantasy
    • Product Dimensions- 5.4 H x 8.1 W x 1.3 D
    • ISBN-13- 9780316043915

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5 years ago

woooooow, just wow!

"In the tales, such a couple lives happily ever after. The tales do not say what happens when the most powerful family in the world is offended in the process.” gonna keep this nice and concise w/ my likes and dislikes likes: -AMAZING characterization: MC, Yeine, is now one of my favorite female fantasy characters. She's brilliant, vulnerable, and oh so resilient. -Political/court intrigue: we have 3 ppl vying for the throne so that means lots of scheming, betraying, & making alliances. Lots of family drama which is a personal favorite of mine. We also have some big reveals throughout the novel that left me shooketh. -mythology!: another personal favorite of mine. this book is drenched in an extraordinarily vibrant mythos. story focuses on the quarrel of 3 gods (who are also in a relationship with one another!) -Queer Rep!: as i mentioned, we have 3 gods (m/m/f) in a relationship with one another. -Complicated Romance: i do wish that i could have had more development (i like more of an emotional connection built over time in my romances), but i was rooting for it! it was a bit forbidden and twisted, but very compelling! -Dance Ball Scene: NEED I SAY MORE!? Dislikes -Incestuous Relationships?: the gods are technically "siblings". they don't share any biological traits or bloodlines. they just so happened to be "created" by the same entity. the story also mentions that one of the "fathers" engages in sexual relations w/ his "children". even though, they are related it does feel a bit uncomfortable reading it. -MC does have sexual relations w/ a 2nd or 3rd cousin.....

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