I miss you, Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

[julia_reynolds]

 I'm suffering the melancholy that happens when you finish a really good novel. I'm sure everyone knows what I mean, that sense of loss because you've been evicted from the author's universe by "The End". In this case it's The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemison. Really a lovely book, and the fact that it's a debut fills me both with awe

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[towersofgrey]

Ooooh I can't wait to see what you think of Broken Kingdoms!

I loved 100k Kingdoms too. It's the perfect action/adventure book with just the right amount of sublayers to stop and make you think. For me, I wasn't sure where Jemisin was going to go at the end of 100k, but after Broken Kingdoms I think I have an idea of the overall arc she is going for with this trilogy. Can't wait to see what you think:)

[julia_reynolds]

You know, another thing I realized about this book as I'm thinking about it - some of the technical things Jemison has done effortlessly are really quite difficult. For example, the wild love scene between the protag and Naha, Jemison was all over that. A good love scene is tough enough to write, but a good love scene between a mortal and a god - Jemison is, quite simply, a total writing badass.

[julia_reynolds]

Is there art in the paper copy of Broken Kingdoms? I just got in on my kindle but it seems that there are links to images of paintings in the chapters, but of course they don't render on the kindle.

[towersofgrey]

Nope, no pictures in the paperback as much as I wish there was.

[towersofgrey]

Yes! Jemisin definitely has that accessibility thing which looks easy and sucks you in as a reader, but is so definitely not.

And yes that Naha-Yeine scene was just incredible. It just kept building and getting more awesome with every paragraph.