The Goblin Emperor

, #1

Hardcover, 446 pages

English language

Published April 2014 by Tor Books, Tor.

ISBN:
978-0-7653-2699-7
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OCLC Number:
853664403
ISFDB ID:
1708190

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Fantasy novel by Sarah Monette under the pseudonym Katherine Addison.

3 editions

reviewed The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)

Lives up to the hype

Best example of courtly political intrigue in a fantasy novel? If not the best, easily top five. I can see why Addison chose to write about another character in her next novel in this world, though. She created a fascinating and developed elvish steampunk world, and we only get to see a small bit of it because main character Maia is stuck in a handful of locations that are mostly ancient buildings. Also I appreciate her showing how boring the everyday actions of governance can be.

Bonus points for accurate use of the English formal and informal first- and second-person tense. Thee and thy isn't formal just because it's archaic, y'all. The narrative indicates that in these elves' language plural and formal would be different, unlike in English, but I was able to follow when it was the former and when it was the latter.

reviewed The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)

Intriga palaciega con fina textura

Despiertas y plaf te toca encabezar un imperio, tú el cuarto hijo, el relegado, cuasi-exiliado. Nadie esperaba que te tocaría, cualquiera de los otros iba antes, pero así es cuando se mueren todos en un accidente.

Por lo tanto todo es duda y sorpresa, pero cual diplomático japonés te toca ocultar todo estado emocional, ser ilegible conviene a los intereses del imperio. No ayuda que tienes orejas, pues eres un goblin, una raza más oscura de elfo.

En esto ayuda tu inocencia: el imperio no te interesa más que como estructura de poder para ayudar a tu gente. Pronto se nota que no eres como el previo emperador, como los previos: tienes otra sensibilidad, te interesas por todos.

Es que tu guardián hasta ayer era tu primo que te odiaba y maltrataba. Por eso tu capacidad refinada de sentir el dolor ajeno. Por eso serás otro tipo …

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