N.K. Jemisin managed to blow me away again. What an outstanding author. In The Killing Moon she takes the reader to an Egypt-inspired setting, and when she uses something as inspiration, it's not a fantasy copy, it's its own unique beast.

Gujaareh is a powerful city-state in which narcomancers use dream magic to heal and soothe people, but also hunt down those citizens who are deemed as corrupt. The main character is Ehiru, one of those holy dream gatherers, who stumbles into political machinations of his brother, who happens to be Prince Eninket, the ruler of Gujaareh.

What follows is a compelling tale of intrigue, an absolutely unique magic setting based on writings of Carl Jung, and interesting characters. I really hope the sequel will bring back Sunandi, e.g.

The world-building was utterly fantastic. I want to highlight how natural it seems that Jemisin's stories are full of people of color, and sexuality is just as diverse.

5 out of 5, highly recommend.