The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, Book #1)
by:
N.K. Jemisin (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: 8176893
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 417
3.5 stars... Yeine Darr’s mother was once heir to the throne of the Arameri, the ruling family-society of the world of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. Until...she married a “barbarian” from the north and her father, the king, Dakarta, disowned her.Now, just a short time after the mysterious death of ...
Some months after her mother's death,Yeine Darr is summoned to Sky, the capital of the sprawling empire known as the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by her grandfather, who is head of the Arameri clan, and the realm's undisputed ruler. Yeine the only daughter of his beloved daughter and former heir, who ...
Really more of a 4.5 but benefit of the goodreads system = 5. Deeper thoughts later.Now:In a setting worthy of Zelazny with its intricate and deadly familial intrigue, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was a more than pleasant surprise. I expected a typical high fantasy novel: full of magic, scheming, ...