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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

N. K. Jemisin (2010)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages397 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.89/5 (82556)

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageModerate

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Synopsis

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. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress 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 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.With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Yeine will learn how perilous it can be when love and hate - and gods and mortals - are bound inseparably together.

Tags

Political FantasyGods and MortalsDark FantasyEpic Fantasy