【 THE GOBLIN EMPEROR 】

book #1 in the Chronicles of Osreth series

Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Adult
Author: Katherine Addison
Published: April 2014
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages: 446 (hardback)

This is bizarrely brilliant. I listened to the audiobook and I’m very glad I did because while I don’t know how all those names and places are spelled, I’m sure I would’ve had a canniption trying to pronounce them myself!

This is an intensely character-driven plot that was a fantastic display of Addison’s writing talent. There’s a gentle, overarching plot that injects a sense of mystery and uncertainty, but by and large, this is about Maia trying to settle into his role as emperor.

I highly recommend the audiobook experience and would recommend this generally to those who like a slower, more detail-orientated read that you can sink your teeth into.

I can’t wait to read more because I’m sad to be finished with this book!

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Title: The Goblin Emperor
Series: The Chronicles of Osreth #1
Author: Katherine Addison
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A lush tale of deadly court intrigue and a modern classic of fantasy by Locus award winner and Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award finalist Katherine Addison

The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three half brothers in line for the throne are killed in an “accident,” he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir.

Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment.

Surrounded by sycophants eager to curry favor with the naïve new emperor, and overwhelmed by the burdens of his new life, he can trust nobody. Amid the swirl of plots to depose him, offers of arranged marriages, and the specter of the unknown conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to life as the Goblin Emperor. All the while, he is alone, and trying to find even a single friend . . . and hoping for the possibility of romance, yet also vigilant against the unseen enemies that threaten him, lest he lose his throne–or his life.