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Oct 19, 2011

Hirondelle rated it:

I liked it. I enjoyed it. But not wholeheartedly. I had problems with this book, sort of the same problems I had with the whole series but crystallized more obviously in this last volume. I am going to try to explain it (and most likely fail at making any sense. But in case you really want to know what I thought of this here goes)

This series is all about major Gods (universe defining Gods), godlings and other assorted magical creatures interacting with humans in a particular univers More...

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Dec 15, 2011

Rachel rated it:

If this had been the first book, I wouldn't have read the other two. In fact, after reading this one, I went back re-read the first one to try to recall what I had liked about the series in the first place.

OH YEAH: That book had consistent character development, measured pacing, and a coherent plot.

I didn't hate The Kingdom of the Gods. Really, reading this book was kind of like visiting a good friend from middle school, but discovering she's gotten really into Scientolog More...

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Jan 09, 2012

Serenity rated it:

10/10. This book is perfect. I wish I could give it 6 or 7 or 8 stars. Its complete and utter perfection has completely blown my mind - I don't remember the last time I have so unreservedly loved a book this way. How do I even begin to define the perfection of this book?

The characters - every single one of them so real, so flawed, so wonderful and so different. Every minor character is its own living, breathing, unique being, and never minor. Sieh and Deka and Nahadoth and Itempas an More...

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Oct 16, 2011

Natasa rated it:

ASHBASKHJDFKSHkj just bought on Kindle, about to start reading.

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW EXCITED I AM. This is me right now:

Book 3, here I come!

Edit 16th October 2011.

I really, really wanted to like this book. Having established her incredible writing chops in The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and The Broken Kingdoms, I expected to be wowed away by N.K. Jemisin in her trilogy's finale.

The verdict?

... eh.

I'll ge More...

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Dec 16, 2011

Kindle-aholic rated it:

That I had been waiting for this book for over a year might tell you a little something of the giddy excitement I felt when I finally held it in my hands. I love Jemisin's writing. The events that befall the characters are tragic at times (I have cried reading these books - I seldom cry while reading), but I always found some rays of hope. Broken Kingdoms (book 2) will always be my favorite, but I thought this one was very well done.

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Nov 10, 2011

Rachel rated it:

It absolutely breaks my heart to give this two stars because I loved the first two books in this trilogy so much. However, this last one didn't work as well for me. So, while I wouldn't necessarily direct anyone away from the third book I would certainly encourage a person to start with the first and not miss the second. They are truly wonderful. Even with my not liking this title as much as the others I'm still looking very much forward to Jemisin's next novel.

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Feb 03, 2012

Ambrosio rated it:

First of all, sorry if my english seems a bit off. I am mexican.

It is a testament to the author's strength that I started with the first book (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms) and could not stop until I finished the trilogy.

I really liked how she handles relations between the protagonist, when someone loves in this story, you really feel it, no matter how difficult for the character may be.

Now, concerning the books... Along the whole series, N.K. Jemisin takes us thro More...

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Jan 28, 2012

Cindy rated it:

The first book in this series was stunning and original, one of those books that I read from the public library, but then had to purchase for my private library. While the second book also drew a great deal of praise, for me it was a pale shadow of Book 1, probably because I found the character of Itempas less compelling than the unpredictable trickster, Sieh, who dominates this volume.

Book 3: The Kingdom of Gods, brought back the magic. On one level, it tells the story of Sieh's fr More...

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Jan 22, 2012

Bissfan rated it:

Mehr als zwei Generationen Menschen haben die Zeit überdauert, seit die Götter wieder zurückgekehrt sind und die herrschenden Arameri so ihrer stärksten Waffe beraubt wurden. Doch für Si’eh, das älteste aller Gottkinder, ist das nicht viel mehr als ein flüchtiger Atemzug. Und obwohl er die Folter und Knechtschaft in Elysium nicht vergessen hat, zieht es ihn doch eines Tages wieder genau an diesen verhassten Ort zurück. Eine Entscheidung, die schicksalsschwere Folgen nach sich ziehen soll. Denn d More...

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Jan 11, 2012

Andrew rated it:

Third book (and concluding volume, although the previous two stand alone) in series about cranky deities. It has only now occurred to me that Jemisin gives us the first *interesting* theological alternative to Worshippers-Give-Them-Power since Pratchett filched that trope from Lankhmar's purse. These gods do fine without worshippers (although some enjoy the sensation); what they *need* is to be true to their Aspect. Thus, our protagonist Sieh, the god of childhood, literally gains mana from play More...

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Dec 13, 2011

Algernon rated it:

more like a [7/10] but I really enjoyed the first two books in the Inheritance series, so it is an easy decision to mark up my review.

One of the things I love about this series is how it manages to reinvent itself with each new book, add to the foundations set before, try to find a new angle in the form of a new narrator and a jump in the timeline, and explore the implications of the magical rules established.

This third volume is the most ambitious so far, and this is reflect More...

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Nov 27, 2011

Yune rated it:

Jemisin has so far proved herself able to catch my attention quickly, and hold it throughout her novel; her writing's engaging enough, full of voice and somehow reminiscent of oral tradition. She writes epic fantasy without the recycled-till-bone-dry quest structure, and her characters are full of...psychology, I guess; you can tell she put thought into the complexity of their relationships, even when they're not entirely likable.

That's one of my two core issues; none of the characters More...

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Nov 02, 2011

Mlle. rated it:

The 10,000 Kingdom books leave me in a happy, satisfied daze. I love the writing, which is gorgeous, full of delicious words and phrases worth savoring. I love the characters, all the gods and godlings, for their glorious strangeness. I love the world, which is a pleasure to imagine and still described so wonderfully that I can sit back and be dazzled. And I love the stories, which have the weight and heft of good myth but the intimacy of a proper novel.

Basically, I love everythi More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Stephan rated it:

This review was first published at The Ranting Dragon.

Many fantasy fans loved N. K. Jemisin’s The Hundred-Thousand Kingdoms. Yet, a lot of these readers were put off by The Broken Kingdoms being set a decade later with an entirely new protagonist. Indeed, The Broken Kingdoms almost seemed like a stand-alone novel set in the same world. Fortunately, it wasn’t so. The story in The Broken Kingdoms was spun forth from the events of The Hundred-Thousand Kingdoms, and while offering a n More...

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Oct 13, 2011

Em rated it:

Not as good as the first two, but still worth a read.

The new characters weren't as interesting as I expected from the sample chapters. Even worse, Sieh, Nahadoth, and Yeine just seemed less cool than they did in Hundred Thousand Kingdoms -- Yeine probably because she had less to fight against, Nahadoth because the narrator didn't view him as dangerous like Yeine did, and Sieh because he wasn't in a position to do the quirky, childish things that made him appealing in the first place. More...

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Jan 23, 2012

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Jan 03, 2012

April rated it:

The Kingdom of Gods is the last book in the Inheritance Trilogy, and it is written from the perspective of Sieh, god of childhood. Sieh, lonely and seeking comfort, finds himself (much to his own chagrin) befriending the current Arameri heirs, Shahar and Dekarta. During their bonding, however, something goes wrong, and Sieh is trapped as a mortal- a true one this time, for his godly powers are slowly lost, not to mention the fact that he is truly and irrevocably growing up. In delving into this More...

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Dec 21, 2011

Donna rated it:

I thought this book was a great conclusion to the series. In The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms I was really taken with the world that Jemisin created and with her writing. The Broken Kingdoms followed a different trajectory than most fantasy series, it jumped in time ten years and completely changed the perspective of the story telling. I loved it; it tied in with the first book and continued the story of the world but felt very fresh with the changed perspective.

The Kingdom of the More...

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Oct 06, 2011

Ranting rated it:

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Many fantasy fans loved N. K. Jemisin’s The Hundred-Thousand Kingdoms. Yet, a lot of these readers were put off by The Broken Kingdoms being set a decade later with an entirely new protagonist. Indeed, The Broken Kingdoms almost seemed like a stand-alone novel set in the same world. Fortunately, it wasn’t so. The story in The Broken Kingdoms was spun forth from the events of The Hundred-Thousand Kingdoms, and while offering a new perspect More...

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Jan 09, 2012

Josh rated it:

The Kingdom of Gods in the final novel in the Inheritance trilogy, one I was anticipating greatly after reading and loving The Broken Kingdoms (and to a lesser extent, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms). In short, this is a strange and unconventional book/story, which does give it a certain originality and freshness, but is also slightly dissatisfying in the way it forgoes some of even the most basic writing principles.

My biggest problem with The Kingdom of Gods was that there never seemed More...

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Oct 31, 2011

victoria.p rated it:

I liked this, though not quite as much as I liked the second book, which spent more time among regular non-Arameri people. I kept hoping Hymn would be more important, but no, it was all about the Arameri and the gods. At least this time there was less about how the Arameri kill puppies and eat babies, because they are the evilest people who ever eviled.

Ahem.

For the story it was, instead of what I wanted it to be, it was good. I was especially pleased to see the results of wh More...

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Oct 24, 2011

Sarah rated it:

In reading other reviews of this book, I know that fan reaction to 'Kingdom of Gods' has been mixed. I happen to fall into the camp that absolutely loved it. For reference: I loved loved loved Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, was somewhat less taken with Broken Kingdoms (Itempas is not my favorite character, although I did feel more favorably towards him by the end of 'Kingdom of Gods'), and didn't know how I was going to react to this book.

The central character in this story is Sieh, the ol More...

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Dec 16, 2011

Mieneke rated it:

WOW was my primary reaction to this concluding volume of the Inheritance trilogy. The Kingdom of Gods is an amazing story once again. As I said in my review of The Broken Kingdoms, Ms Jemisin has a distinct voice in oodles and spades and this is reaffirmed by The Kingdom of Gods. But what is even more striking is that while she has a distinct voice, each of the three books has a distinct voice as well. Sieh sounds as I expected Sieh would, based on the prior books. The distinction between the th More...

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Oct 29, 2011

Tara rated it:

Those of you who have read my blog before, even slightly, know I’ve been waiting for this book, and that I love the series and what N K Jemisin has done with it. I admit, I’ve been a little slow off the mark getting my hands on this and actually reading it, but you know, real life happens.

Basically, whilst this book is part of a series, like it’s predecessors, it could pretty much be read as a standalone novel. Each book of this series has focused on a different character in a diff More...

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Nov 26, 2011

Becca rated it:

I couldn't quite get into The Broken Kingdoms, and I wasn't sure if I would read the third book. I'm really glad I did, though!

Things I really liked:

1. Sieh as the narrator. He's absolutely crazy, but a really fun character to have as the lead. Also, his journey throughout the book was moving.

2. Jemisin did some pretty ballsy things with the plot, and I mean this in the best of ways. The fact that she was willing to take risks with her world and her chara More...

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Nov 16, 2011

Meghan rated it:

After the last book, I was a little reticent to open up this one. Yeah, that was stupid and here’s why: the main character is Sieh! Yeah, that Sieh, the adorable little rapscallion you’ll be remembering from The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. Sieh won my heart wholesale in The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and reading this book I lost track of the “D’aww” moments because they happen so often. He swept me away with his tricks and his mischief. In some ways this is a story about how we should all cl More...

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Feb 13, 2012

Nicole rated it:

I think this may have been my favorite book of the trilogy. Sieh was my favorite in "The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms" and to have a whole book telling his story was delicious. While still staying true to the tone of the setting and Jemisin's voice as an auther, Sieh truly had a voice of his own that was completely different from Yeine and Oree. I thought that the way past characters and plots were brought into the story and resolved worked really nicely. Overall, I was incredibly pleased More...

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Feb 04, 2012

Anne rated it:

I can't stand books with unreliable narrators. I have tried to read books others find wonderful by the likes of such luminaries as Gene Wolf, and, now, N.K. Jemisin, but they just drive me nuts.

The unreliable narrator in this case is the trickster god of childhood and innocence, Seih, who has something he can't remember. We learn this fairly early on, in a very weighty manner that suggests it probably has something to do with the mystery of why he is suddenly mortal, and oh, so, slowl More...

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Jan 05, 2012

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Dec 11, 2011

Traci rated it:

I picked up The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms without expectations. I knew nothing about the book, it's plot, or it's author. But I quickly fell in love. The uniqueness of the world. The beautiful prose. I felt as though I was in a dream that I did not want to wake from.

Then The Broken Kingdoms came out. And I did have expectations that I hoped would not be dashed. There are few things worse than falling in love with a debut book only to fall out of love with a second. But even though I di More...

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