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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Book 1 of the Inheritance Trilogy
Series: Inheritance Trilogy
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In this brilliantly original debut fantasy, a young woman becomes entangled in a power struggle of mythic proportions.
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Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky - a palace above the clouds where gods' and mortals' lives are intertwined.
There, to her shock, Yeine is named one of the potential heirs to the king. But the throne of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with a pair of cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history.
But it's not just mortals who have secrets worth hiding, and Yeine will learn how perilous the world can be when love and hate - and gods and mortals - are bound inseparably.
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin is praised for its wistful, lyrical tone and masterfully handled romantic and political intrigue. As the first book in the Inheritance Trilogy, it combines sensitive, restrained high fantasy with a fantastically grand yet personal story. Readers and reviewers regard Jemisin as a bold and strong new voice in fantasy fiction.
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ISBN: 9781841498171
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 February 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orbit
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 303g
Pages: 448
About the Author
N. K. Jemisin is a career counselor, political blogger and would-be gourmand living in New York City. She's been writing since the age of 10, although her early works will never see the light of day.
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