A review by guppyur
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

4.0

I liked this a lot. As others have noted, the premise is pretty conventional, but what makes it stand out is the culture Addison has created, which is well-realized and complex. Characters feel fleshed-out and authentic, and the plot has the lopsided shape of something organic; the major threads are wrapped up, but Addison never feels compelled to set everything neatly in its place. One can see the arc ahead for characters who have left the stage, but the camera isn't compelled to show us that arc explicitly.