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Quality
Jemisin has created a world in which a powerful family has maintained a ruthless rule for centuries with the help of enslaved gods.
The early days are still strong, very very strong.
Her characters are engaging and sympathetic - even when they're doing things you otherwise wouldn't agree with.
Competitiveness
It's a great book and the sequel promises to show more of the world jemisin has created.
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- This product had a total of 1,091 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 27 2021.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So i will say this story doesnt immediately wowme and bowlmeover like her later work hasbut its deeply compelling and wellwritten and the worldbuilding is epic and the gods are behaving like gods and theres so much here that its unfair to compare a master against what she looked like in her early days
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This makes for an engaging read as its almost like being around a camp fire and hearing a live storyteller in the way that dialogue feels real even though people dont speak the way dialogue is presented
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Her characters are engaging and sympathetic even when theyre doing things you otherwise wouldnt agree with
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Youll think you know what the ending is going to be
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Though this is fantasy the fantastic nature of the story is a foil to the human drama and the game of politics that yeine must navigate
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I enjoyed the book but found that the potential of the world created by ms jemisin wasnt fully exploited a human drama overlaying a partially rendered picture more detail on the background would have made this a much more enjoyable read
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That said i am looking forward to the next book in the series though the ending of this novel makes me curious as to the contents
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Yeine is brought to her grandfathers castle sky after her mother dies as one of three potential heirs
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