I’m pretty excited to see where this plot goes. That’s entirely personal and will certainly not impact the read of a person who is not me and who has the ability to retain a name for more than a page and a half.īut I like the concept so far, and I enjoy the setting – for an elfen court it isn’t too pretentious and when it is it’s at least self-aware. This book involves quite a few obscure names and titles and so forth and off the bat I’m not sure if I’m going to enjoy this first read too much. Ok, so, personal preference time, I suck at remembering names and affiliations, it’s why any court politics book requires at least two reads before I know what’s going on – I re-read State of Sorrow just so I could be sure I was rooting for the right people. All the while, he is alone, and trying to find even a single friend… and hoping for the possibility of romance, yet also vigilant against the unseen enemies that threaten him, lest he lose his throne – or his life.įind on Goodreads | Amazon (Affiliate) Part One Amid the swirl of plots to depose him, offers of arranged marriages, and the spectre of the unknown conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to life as the Goblin Emperor. Surrounded by sycophants eager to curry favour with the naïve new emperor, and overwhelmed by the burdens of his new life, he can trust nobody.
But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an “accident,” he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir.Įntirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment. The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. So join me as I read a book that honestly good go either way for me…time will tell.Ī vividly imagined fantasy of court intrigue and dark magics in a steampunk-inflected world, by a brilliant young talent. This book was recently released in the UK by Oxford-based publisher Solaris with a stunning foiled cover that just called to me from the bookshop – I had to get it. Hello Humans! Welcome to another readalong post, as you may recall from my The Tangled Lands readalong, today (because I do intend to finish this book in a day) I’ll be reading The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison.
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