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This months Sword and Laser pick, The Goblin Emperor is thus far my book of the year. The novel follows the life of Maia an 18 year old, half-elf prince who has lived in exile. When an airship accident kills the Emperor and all his other sons, Maia suddenly finds himself ruling an empire he knows nothing about, from a capital he barely remembers and with nobody he can trust.
From this fairly standard premise the story takes a very interesting approach, there are no wars, no epic conquests no empi ...more
From this fairly standard premise the story takes a very interesting approach, there are no wars, no epic conquests no empi ...more
Brutal pacing and bizarre focus on the mundane aspects of court life in this otherwise potentially interesting fantasy world.
If you like court intrigue with a side order of philology and fantasy worldbuilding, this could be the book for you.
I felt that perhaps the stakes weren't quite high enough, nor the consequences of Maia's degree of preparedness at all obvious. (Or was that a sly commentary on leadership, figureheads and bureaucracy?) That said, I did enjoy the ride.
I read this on Kindle, and was glad to have the X-Ray feature to lean on when I lost track of names. I only felt a little bit as if I were reading a ...more
I felt that perhaps the stakes weren't quite high enough, nor the consequences of Maia's degree of preparedness at all obvious. (Or was that a sly commentary on leadership, figureheads and bureaucracy?) That said, I did enjoy the ride.
I read this on Kindle, and was glad to have the X-Ray feature to lean on when I lost track of names. I only felt a little bit as if I were reading a ...more
Great character piece following a different path than most fantasy Chosen-one literature. I'm hoping for a sequel, or more in this setting.
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Nov 21, 2014
Justin
marked it as to-read
Mar 04, 2015
Thomas Kung
marked it as to-read
