The Goblin Emperor

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Publié 10 juin 2014 par Tantor Audio.

ISBN :
978-1-4945-5277-0
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4 étoiles (6 critiques)

5 éditions

a publié une critique de The Goblin Emperor par Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)

Intriga palaciega con fina textura

4 étoiles

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 de emperador, nomás …

A personal story of a reluctant emperor

4 étoiles

Overall this was a good book. It was fairly straightforward in its plot and characters, which allowed it to have a more personal feel to the main character. The setting is hindered a little by aspects of the language which, while they add some depth, they also add a great amount of complexity. I can certainly see the similarities to The Hands of the Emperor, though I prefer that book for its broader story and the focus on the secretary rather than the emperor himself.

For a full review, check out my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2023/07/book-review-goblin-emperor-by-katherine.html

a publié une critique de The Goblin Emperor par Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)

The power of kindness

3 étoiles

I’ve put off reading Addison’s Goblin Emperor a long time; I had heard it was lovely, but also disjointed and inconclusive. It’s taken the book’s inclusion in a list of Becky Chamberesque “novels where people are nice to each other” for me to finally take the plunge, and the only thing I regret is I didn’t do so much earlier.

I can see how people have a hard time adjusting to this novel: the intricate, Elven steampunk world it builds and the high stakes court setting seem to promise things the novel never tries to hold itself to. Instead, we are treated to the story of a young man who, motherless at an early age, despised by his cold and all powerful father who banished him to the shticks at the hands of a violently abusive tutor, finds himself on the throne. Faced with the barely hidden contempt of the …

a publié une critique de The Goblin Emperor par Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)

The Gobblin' Emperor, amiright? (not really, there's not much eating)

4 étoiles

Avertissement sur le contenu maybe general story details

a publié une critique de The Goblin Emperor par Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)

Review

5 étoiles

Avertissement sur le contenu mild spoilies on general theme