The Bone Shard Emperor
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Average rating3.7
In this action-packed magical fantasy epic, a heroine at the head of a powerful empire confronts a raging battle as she’s forced to do whatever it takes to restore peace.
The Emperor is Dead. Long live the Emperor.
Lin Sukai finally sits on the throne she won at so much cost, but her struggles are only just beginning. Her people don’t trust her. Her political alliances are weak. And in the north-east of the Empire, a rebel army of constructs is gathering, its leader determined to take the throne by force.
Yet an even greater threat is on the horizon, for the Alanga–the powerful magicians of legend–have returned to the Empire. They claim they come in peace, and Lin will need their help in order to defeat the rebels and restore peace.
But can she trust them?
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3 primary booksThe Drowning Empire
The Drowning Empire is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Andrea Stewart.
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The dank sense of decay in this empire continues to permeate the story as we continue into the second novel. The Bone Shard Daughter was one of my favourite debuts and this sophomore effort develops the story in satisfying ways. When an empire is built on a certain power trying to retain control whilst removing the oppression that that power was based on is certainly a challenge and the politicking is very satisfying in this entry in the story. All our main characters are flawed, hiding things from each other in dumb ways, but this acts as a humanizing element and works well in the story.
I am anxiously awaiting the final installment - this remains one of my favourite ongoing series!
2nd read:
i enjoyed this more the second time knowing the majority of everything that was going to happen. i understand the magic system so much more after this reread and i'm really excited to get to the final book in the trilogy!
1st read:
3 stars!!!
After reading the first book in this series I was really looking forward to continuing in this world. The magic system is super cool and unlike anything I've read before even though I don't quite understand how it works. As someone that's been having a hard time reading fantasy, I found this book and series very easy to get into and not at all dragging. It was great to see the main character's development throughout this book and I'm excited to see where the next book goes.
Thank you to Orbit Books and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.
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