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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
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What Members Thought

Infromsea
Not a bad read.

The author does a nice job of creating a new universe while not going overboard on the lore behind it.

This is a quick read that flows well, you'll find yourself turning the pages at a pretty good clip.

I think the story was a bit too long with too much filler that did not contribute to the story, amongst this was quite a bit of romance style storyine, could have done without all of that.

Overall, I'd recommend it but I don't see it as a classic or mind-blowing.
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Laurie
Feb 20, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2014
At first this book was slow going for me. It is pretty bleak. But the world of the book is amazing and layered, the idea of captive gods was intriguing and I loved the strong heroine of color. In the end, I've been thinking about this book ever since I put it down and I look forward to reading the sequel. ...more
travelgirlut
Aug 29, 2018 rated it liked it
A different and interesting fantasy world. There were little things I didn't love about it, hence the 3 star rating, but overall I enjoyed it. I'll most likely read the next one in the series at some point. ...more
Dennis
Sep 29, 2011 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
SO BORED.
Maire
Jan 20, 2014 rated it really liked it
surprisingly good. it's outside of my usual, but the storytelling was just really good. this is an easy one to get sucked into. ...more
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David Schrimpf
Feb 18, 2012 rated it it was ok
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Mar 30, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Apr 26, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 05, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Shante
Apr 17, 2013 rated it it was amazing
SOLID.
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