
"The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms" by N.K. Jemisin is a fantasy novel that follows the story of Yeine Darr, a young woman who is summoned to the court of her powerful grandfather and named as his heir. As she navigates palace politics and grapples with living deities, Yeine discovers a complex web of family love and hate, devotion and betrayal. The plot unfolds in the majestic city of Sky, where power struggles between three gods shape the destiny of a hundred thousand kingdoms. Jemisin's writing style is immersive and intricate, weaving together themes of power, identity, and compassion as Yeine uncovers her true heritage and faces the challenges that come with it.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings for themes of slavery, oppression, violence, sexual violence, and complex god-human relationships.
Has Romance?
The book features a medium level of romance, with a significant romantic subplot involving the protagonist.
From The Publisher:
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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Wow. I really don't even know what to say about this book. I was incredibly, incredibly impressed. Riveted, honestly.
I can't wait to see what comes next.
3.5 stars
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