10-04-2023, 04:24 PM
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea G. Stewart
A very enjoyable asian themed fantasy novel. The book is told from several viewpoints including a smuggler, the emperor's daughter, a soldier and a rebel. The world runs on bone magic that only the Emperor can use. He does that to protect the population from a race of gods that used to run the watery kingdom. But now the Emperor's rule seems to be no better than the Gods Suyakai family replaced.
There are battles and magic and terrible events and it's all quite fun. I thought the book would end on a cliff hanger and it didn't. They wrapped up the story but left room for the other books in the trilogy.
A very enjoyable asian themed fantasy novel. The book is told from several viewpoints including a smuggler, the emperor's daughter, a soldier and a rebel. The world runs on bone magic that only the Emperor can use. He does that to protect the population from a race of gods that used to run the watery kingdom. But now the Emperor's rule seems to be no better than the Gods Suyakai family replaced.
There are battles and magic and terrible events and it's all quite fun. I thought the book would end on a cliff hanger and it didn't. They wrapped up the story but left room for the other books in the trilogy.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm