The Goblin Emperor

The Goblin Emperor

Taschenbuch
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Beschreibung

A lush tale of deadly court intrigue and a modern classic of fantasy by Locus award winner and Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award finalist Katherine Addison

Unbound Worlds 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time

A Best Fantasy Novel of the Decade Pick for BookRiot

"Challenging, invigorating, and unique. If court intrigue is your wine of choice, The Goblin Emperor is the headiest vintage I've come across in years."―Scott Lynch, bestselling author of The Lies of Locke Lamora

The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three half brothers in line for the throne are killed in an "accident," he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir.

Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment.

Surrounded by sycophants eager to curry favor with the naïve new emperor, and overwhelmed by the burdens of his new life, he can trust nobody. Amid the swirl of plots to depose him, offers of arranged marriages, and the specter of the unknown conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to life as the Goblin Emperor. All the while, he is alone, and trying to find even a single friend . . . and hoping for the possibility of romance, yet also vigilant against the unseen enemies that threaten him, lest he lose his throne–or his life.

Within THE CHRONICLES OF OSRETH

The Goblin Emperor

The Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy
The Witness for the Dead
The Grief of Stones
The Tomb of Dragons
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Taschenbuch
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448
Preis
13.00 €

Beiträge

4
Alle
4

I really enjoyed The Goblin Emperor and was captivated by the main characters doubts and struggles. However, at the same time I was extremely frustrated by the hundreds of names and imaginary titles for every single person, noble house, room, function, religious aspect, region and everything else. Even on the last pages there were still new names introduced. (Hint: check if your edition has a list of dramatis personae at the end - mine did, which I noticed after finishing it.)

4.5

Sehr schönes Buch.

Ich bin ja eigentlich Fan von Standalones, in diesem Fall musste ich aber einen halben Stern abziehen, weil ich gern noch weiter gelesen hätte.

3.5

Good

I think I would have needed a tiny bit more plot to completely fall in love with this book and while there are A LOT of characters with potential in this book I think because there are so many characters each one only gets so little time that I never really was able to connect with them. I think Maia is a chronically likeable main character, I mean who can not like a dorky underdog that has progressive views, but I think it also makes him a little predictable and boring at times? I don't think he ever chose something other than the obvious "right" choice. I had a good time, as a kid I would have absolutely been obsessed with this and I will gladly pick up the other books in this series but currently in no rush to do so

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