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
Unbound Worlds 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time
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A Best Fantasy Novel of the Decade Pick for BookRiot**
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.
Within THE CHRONICLES OF OSRETH
The Goblin Emperor
The Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy
The Witness for the Dead
The Grief of Stones
The Tomb of Dragons
