The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy, #1) by N.K. Jemisin follows Yeine Darr, a young woman from the northern tribes who is unexpectedly summoned to the floating city of Sky after her mother's death. Named an heiress to the ruling king,…
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy, #1) by N.K. Jemisin follows Yeine Darr, a young woman from the northern tribes who is unexpectedly summoned to the floating city of Sky after her mother's death. Named an heiress to the ruling king, Yeine becomes entangled in a deadly contest for power against her unfamiliar cousins. As she uncovers the truth behind her mother's demise and her family's violent past, Yeine confronts complex alliances involving gods and mortals in a narrative that blends political intrigue with supernatural elements.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy, #1) by N.K. Jemisin follows Yeine Darr, a young woman from the northern tribes who is unexpectedly summoned to the floating city of Sky after her mother's death. Named an heiress to the ruling king,…
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy, #1) by N.K. Jemisin follows Yeine Darr, a young woman from the northern tribes who is unexpectedly summoned to the floating city of Sky after her mother's death. Named an heiress to the ruling king, Yeine becomes entangled in a deadly contest for power against her unfamiliar cousins. As she uncovers the truth behind her mother's demise and her family's violent past, Yeine confronts complex alliances involving gods and mortals in a narrative that blends political intrigue with supernatural elements.
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin returns to the city of Shadow, where magic seeps through streets built beneath the vast World Tree and godlings move unseen among humans. Oree Shoth, a blind painter with an unusual way of perceiving magic, shelter…
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin returns to the city of Shadow, where magic seeps through streets built beneath the vast World Tree and godlings move unseen among humans. Oree Shoth, a blind painter with an unusual way of perceiving magic, shelters a silent, mysterious man whose radiant presence draws her into a series of brutal godling murders. As bodies appear across the city, Oree becomes entangled in a conflict involving divine beings, political power around the Arameri throne, and the distant, dangerous influence of the Lord of Night. Blending epic and urban-style fantasy with elements of mystery, dark magic, and fraught alliances that edge toward romance, the novel explores faith, power, and the costs of living alongside gods.
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin returns to a world where divine beings and mortals remain dangerously entangled after the fall of an old imperial order. The once-enslaved gods are now unbound, and the powerful Arameri family, whose authority is e…
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin returns to a world where divine beings and mortals remain dangerously entangled after the fall of an old imperial order. The once-enslaved gods are now unbound, and the powerful Arameri family, whose authority is eroding, must still act as a fragile barrier against chaos and global war. As shifting alliances, political intrigue, and ancient grudges collide, the story explores power, faith, and responsibility in a setting where magic, mythology, and royalty intersect. Blending epic and dark fantasy elements with romance and supernatural conflict, the novel follows characters forced to confront both their enemies and their own desires as the balance between gods and humans threatens to collapse.
In The Awakened Kingdom, N.K. Jemisin returns to the world of the Inheritance Trilogy with a fantasy novella about power, responsibility, and growing up under divine scrutiny. Shill, the first godling born in millennia and heir to Sieh the Trickster,…
In The Awakened Kingdom, N.K. Jemisin returns to the world of the Inheritance Trilogy with a fantasy novella about power, responsibility, and growing up under divine scrutiny. Shill, the first godling born in millennia and heir to Sieh the Trickster, slips away to the mortal realm, where her impulsive choices entangle her with demons, forbidden magic, and a dangerous underground dance contest. Her new friend Eino, a young Darren man trapped in an arranged marriage and rigid social expectations, sees in Shill’s chaos a chance to seize his own future, even at great cost. Blending epic and high fantasy with elements of mythology, dark humor, and political tension, the story explores gods, mortals, and the fragile bonds between them.
