![]() ![]() When her mother dies, Yeine’s grandfather summons her to compete for the right to be the next ruler of the world. In The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, young warrior Yeine is the daughter of an exiled Arameri heiress. With the power of these gods at their command, the Arameri became the unquestioned rulers of the world. Nahadoth and the younger gods who sided with him were enslaved and bound to serve Shahar and her family. Itempas emerged victorious with the help of his human lover Shahar Arameri. Thousands of years before the books begin, there was a war between the two oldest gods, Itempas and Nahadoth. ![]() ![]() The Inheritance Trilogy is set in a world of gods. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy, on the other hand, is not like anything I’ve read before. Fantasy, even the best fantasy, generally feels pretty similar to other books I’ve read before. Most fantasy shares a certain set of features: magic and dragons, kings and princesses, swords and riddles and destiny - combined elements from the legacies of ancient epics, the Grimm Brothers, and JRR Tolkien.* Even a great, daring series like George RR Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire has a certain familiarity to it, with a quasi-medieval setting, squabbling noblemen, and supernatural threats. ![]()
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