Shaykitteh's World of Books

Roughly two thousand years ago the Gods' War broke out, killing mortals and godlings in the battle between siblings. In the end, Nahadoth and his closest followers were chained to serve the Arameri, the callous ruling family of Amn. But Nahadoth has never forgiven his brother, Bright Itempas, for killing their sister and enslaving their children.

Into the world Yeine steps, adopted by the Arameri and the unknown keeper of a powerful secret. The Inheritance Trilogy (and the included short story in the omnibus) span over 400 years as we watch gods and godlings die and be born, mortal cities fall, and see the fate of the universe change.

I love epic fantasy and I would certainly place this series in that category. The scope of the world that the author has created is amazing, and I love being able to look back at the earlier books to see foreshadowing of what is to come... And what still might happen.

Rating these books individually, I gave the first two (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and The Broken Kingdoms) both 5 stars and thought they were fabulous for different reasons. Book One is a whirlwind of history, scheming, and magic. Book Two happens at a slightly slower pace and gets more into the details between the mortals and godlings, while still sweeping you along on an adventure. The third book, The Kingdom of Gods, starts out almost too slow but ends up being fun and complex, while sharing more of Sieh's life and history. Because I did feel that the pace dragged a little, especially compared to the first two, I can only give it 4 stars.

The final piece of the puzzle, a short story called The Awakened Kingdom, didn't fit the tone of the trilogy... The puzzle edges just weren't a perfect fit. Unfortunately, it felt more like a forced epilogue rather than a real continuation of the universe, so it only earned 3 1/2 stars. It did grow on me more toward the end, and i liked it more than I disliked it, but I wouldn't have missed it if it wasn't there.

Overall, I give The Inheritance Trilogy a slightly shaky 5 stars, with the full novels giving more weight to the rating.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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