The Inheritance Trilogy (Inheritance, #1-3.5)

author: N.K. Jemisin
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2018/12/19
date added: 2018/12/19
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review:
'The Inheritance Trilogy' by N.K. Jemisin is a sprawling epic spanning 3 books and a novella. At 1,442 pages, it's the longest book I've read in a while.

The books and novella all have different stories, but the same linked ideas and world at their core.

In 'The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms' we meet a young woman named Yeine who has deity in her bloodline. She is sent to the strange city of Sky to challenge her cousins for her grandfather's rulership. She becomes entangled in the Arameri, a race of gods that have enormous power. The three beings have aspects that should probably be in check, but are at an imbalance through most of the series.

In 'The Broken Kingdom' years have passed since the events of the first book. Those events birthed an enormous tree called the World Tree which overshadows Sky. The main character this time around is a blind artist named Oree Shoth who is able to paint beautiful pictures and see magic. She finds herself with a man named Shiny who turns out to be one of the main gods, Itempas.

'The Kingdom of Gods' main character is Sieh, a trickster god in the form of a young boy. Many, many more years have passed since the second book. Sieh is made human, loses his power and begins to age. He is faced with the consequences of his actions of the lives of two humans he interfered with.

The Awakened Kingdom is a novella that takes place hundreds of years later. It feels a bit like an odd epilogue as it is different in tone.

I really liked this series, but it was by no means a quick read. There are really dense plots happening and rich worldbuilding. I'd say the second book was probably my favorite of the series, but there is merit in each of them for quite different reasons.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Orbit Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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