The Bone Shard Emperor
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Description
***The Sunday Times bestselling series***
Magic. Revolution. Identity.
The Emperor is Dead. Long live the Emperor.
Lin Sukai finally sits on the throne she won at so much cost, but her struggles are only just beginning. Her people don't trust her. Her political alliances are weak. And in a far corner of the Empire a rebel army of constructs is gathering, its leader determined to take the throne by force.
Yet an even greater threat is on the horizon, for the Alanga - the powerful magicians of legend - have returned to the Empire. Lin may need their help to defeat the rebels and restore order.
But can she trust them?
The Bone Shard Emperor is the unmissable sequel to The Bone Shard Daughter, one of the biggest fantasy debuts of recent years - a captivating tale of magic, revolution and mystery, where a young woman's sense of identity will make or break an empire.
Praise for the series
'A bold, ambitious debut' M. R. Carey
'Epic fantasy at its most human and heartfelt . . . inventive, adventurous and wonderfully written' Alix E. Harrow
'Brilliant world-building, deep intrigue and incredible heart' Megan E. O'Keefe
'Action-packed, must-read epic fantasy . . . One of the best debut fantasy novels of the year' Buzzfeed
'This brilliant fantasy debut has announced Andrea Stewart as quite possibly the best newcomer of the year' Novel Notions
The Drowning Empire series
The Bone Shard Daughter
The Bone Shard Emperor
The Bone Shard War
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Lots more frustration on my part with the book. But still i loved it.
U could see some threads pretty clearly and others not so much. I looove some characters and others are the roots of my frustration but the world is fascinating and i still want an ossalen☺️🫶🏻 Im curious to find out how it will all wrap up🤗
Nachdem niemand ist wer er/sie zu sein scheint, gibt es nicht nur eine neue Macht, sondern auch eine neue Bedrohung im Versinkenden Reich. Dagegen anzukämpfen ist schwieriger als gedacht. Ein sehr guter mittlerer Teil der Trilogie, der alle Personen in die richtige Position bringt. Jetzt bin ich gespannt wie es endet.
Great continuation
I usually have my troubles with second instalments of a series. Not in this case. It was just as great as the first. When the first book ends, it feels pretty done and over, with only one story arc keeping the door open. In this second book we get to see all the hard work of what happens after a rebellion was successful and the tyrant is dethroned. I really liked the political aspects and the show of how determined the people strive for change. This part is usually just left off but in this case the central element of the story: how to go on and change for the better? We have plenty of different PoVs and attempts on such change, all valid in their own right. At times, it turned quite philosophical. Lin and Jovis have interesting and believable developments, their doubts and dreams feel true. Their POVs were interestingly enough also the only 2 where we experience the story through a 1. person narrator, all the others feel a little more detached in their 3. person narration. Deliberately so, I’d say. In general, the style reads very smoothly. One last thing I just have to get off my chest: why on earth is Lin an emperor and not an empress?! It has to be deliberate as well but I cannot yet see why.
Description
***The Sunday Times bestselling series***
Magic. Revolution. Identity.
The Emperor is Dead. Long live the Emperor.
Lin Sukai finally sits on the throne she won at so much cost, but her struggles are only just beginning. Her people don't trust her. Her political alliances are weak. And in a far corner of the Empire a rebel army of constructs is gathering, its leader determined to take the throne by force.
Yet an even greater threat is on the horizon, for the Alanga - the powerful magicians of legend - have returned to the Empire. Lin may need their help to defeat the rebels and restore order.
But can she trust them?
The Bone Shard Emperor is the unmissable sequel to The Bone Shard Daughter, one of the biggest fantasy debuts of recent years - a captivating tale of magic, revolution and mystery, where a young woman's sense of identity will make or break an empire.
Praise for the series
'A bold, ambitious debut' M. R. Carey
'Epic fantasy at its most human and heartfelt . . . inventive, adventurous and wonderfully written' Alix E. Harrow
'Brilliant world-building, deep intrigue and incredible heart' Megan E. O'Keefe
'Action-packed, must-read epic fantasy . . . One of the best debut fantasy novels of the year' Buzzfeed
'This brilliant fantasy debut has announced Andrea Stewart as quite possibly the best newcomer of the year' Novel Notions
The Drowning Empire series
The Bone Shard Daughter
The Bone Shard Emperor
The Bone Shard War
Book Information
Posts
Lots more frustration on my part with the book. But still i loved it.
U could see some threads pretty clearly and others not so much. I looove some characters and others are the roots of my frustration but the world is fascinating and i still want an ossalen☺️🫶🏻 Im curious to find out how it will all wrap up🤗
Nachdem niemand ist wer er/sie zu sein scheint, gibt es nicht nur eine neue Macht, sondern auch eine neue Bedrohung im Versinkenden Reich. Dagegen anzukämpfen ist schwieriger als gedacht. Ein sehr guter mittlerer Teil der Trilogie, der alle Personen in die richtige Position bringt. Jetzt bin ich gespannt wie es endet.
Great continuation
I usually have my troubles with second instalments of a series. Not in this case. It was just as great as the first. When the first book ends, it feels pretty done and over, with only one story arc keeping the door open. In this second book we get to see all the hard work of what happens after a rebellion was successful and the tyrant is dethroned. I really liked the political aspects and the show of how determined the people strive for change. This part is usually just left off but in this case the central element of the story: how to go on and change for the better? We have plenty of different PoVs and attempts on such change, all valid in their own right. At times, it turned quite philosophical. Lin and Jovis have interesting and believable developments, their doubts and dreams feel true. Their POVs were interestingly enough also the only 2 where we experience the story through a 1. person narrator, all the others feel a little more detached in their 3. person narration. Deliberately so, I’d say. In general, the style reads very smoothly. One last thing I just have to get off my chest: why on earth is Lin an emperor and not an empress?! It has to be deliberate as well but I cannot yet see why.