The broad appeal of her vision is apparent in this earlier trilogy as well, which received nominations for SFF’s coveted Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards, as well as winning Japan’s Sense of Gender Award and the Locus Best First Novel Award. Jemisin is the first writer to win Hugo Best Novel awards for all three books of her later trilogy, the Broken Earth. Succeeding volumes of the Inheritance Trilogy build on her discoveries and bring us more mortal failings, dazzling magic, and the powerful love and hate called forth by the interplay of human beings with the divine.

Jemisin introduces readers to the rich rivalries and treacherous divine pantheon of the Inheritance Trilogy. In The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, her debut novel, multiple award-winner N.K. Following clues dropped by apparent allies and sometimes by outright enemies, Yeine learns the truth of this vivid, troubling world. The lettered edition will include an exclusive full-color gatefold illustration.Īs Yeine Darr, “barbarian” heir to the ancient Arameri throne, searches for her mother’s murderer, succession struggles with her cousins act as smokescreens for the machinations of the royal family’s captive gods. Our edition of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms will be oversized, printed in two colors throughout, with four full-color interior plates. If you've already ordered one copy, please do not order another. Note 2: There is a limit of one copy of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms per person/household. We urge you to choose Priority Mail or UPS, which we are comfortable standing behind.

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