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katmarhan's review against another edition
4.0
9/10
Power, love, hate, duty... author [a:Judith Tarr|41194|Judith Tarr|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1277332209p2/41194.jpg] weaves these universal themes into a story both beguiling and cruel, bittersweet for the characters and the reader alike.
Power, love, hate, duty... author [a:Judith Tarr|41194|Judith Tarr|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1277332209p2/41194.jpg] weaves these universal themes into a story both beguiling and cruel, bittersweet for the characters and the reader alike.
minsies's review against another edition
2.0
This reminded me a bit of Kameron Hurley's The Mirror Empire, even though it's not nearly as a complicated and doesn't have as many characters. Maybe it was just the gates? Not sure. In any case, I had the same feeling reading it - it was too long, I got bogged down, and it took me double the time it probably should've taken to finish it.
It is fine if what you want is a story about a king coming to power and figuring out how to incorporate the disparate parts of his kingdom. That kind of thing isn't really for me. There's a lot of sex in here, if that's of interest, but it's full of weird euphemisms (it's a staff or a flag or a banner or something like that which is always standing proudly and ugh).
It is fine if what you want is a story about a king coming to power and figuring out how to incorporate the disparate parts of his kingdom. That kind of thing isn't really for me. There's a lot of sex in here, if that's of interest, but it's full of weird euphemisms (it's a staff or a flag or a banner or something like that which is always standing proudly and ugh).
bluebec's review
4.0
This book (and I gather series) reverses the general trend of much fiction centring on white characters. The main character and his family (half of his empire in fact) are black to brown, the other half of the empire appear to be East Asian inspired.
The characters are frequently described by themselves and others so it is hard to forget that they are mostly not white, that said there is only a brief mention of the racism that exists, which makes some sense given the book is about the emporer, not regular people for the most part.
The sex scenes are brief, sometimes amusing, and could have been done a bit better.
Overall I'd recommend it
The characters are frequently described by themselves and others so it is hard to forget that they are mostly not white, that said there is only a brief mention of the racism that exists, which makes some sense given the book is about the emporer, not regular people for the most part.
The sex scenes are brief, sometimes amusing, and could have been done a bit better.
Overall I'd recommend it
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