L'Empereur Gobelin

L'Empereur GobelinSéries

Cette série plonge les lecteurs dans un monde d'intrigues de cour et de magie cachée, suivant un jeune demi-gobelin propulsé sur le trône impérial après la fin soudaine de sa famille. Non formé aux arts complexes de la politique et entouré de dangers, il navigue à travers des alliances traîtresses et des menaces constantes. C'est une histoire captivante de survie, de découverte de liens authentiques au milieu de la tromperie et de la lutte pour gouverner un royaume semé de conspirations.

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The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison

512pages
18 heures de lecture

4,2(1115)Évaluer

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 sons 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. Katherine Addison's The Goblin Emperor is an exciting fantasy novel, set against the pageantry and color of a fascinating, unique world, is a memorable debut for a great new talent.

The Witness for the Dead

Katherine Addison

4,2(753)Évaluer

Murder, Politics and Intrigue. When the young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had set the bombs that killed his father and half-brothers, he turned to an obscure resident of his Court, a Prelate of Ulis and a Witness for the Dead. Thara Celehar found the truth, though it did him no good to discover it. Now he lives in the City of Amalo, far from the Court though not exactly in exile. He has not escaped from politics, but his position gives him the ability to serve the common people of the city, which is his preference. He lives modestly, but his decency and fundamental honestly will not permit him to live quietly.