The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Author:	N. K. Jemisin
Publisher:	Orbit, 2010
Series:	The Inheritance Trilogy: Book 1
0. The Inheritance Trilogy 0. Shades in Shadow 1. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms 2. The Broken Kingdoms 3. The Kingdom of Gods 4. The Awakened Kingdom
Book Type:	Novel
Genre:	Fantasy
Sub-Genre Tags:	Mythic Fiction (Fantasy) Romantic Fantasy High Fantasy
Awards:	2010 Nebula Nominated 2010 Otherwise Nominated 2011 Locus FN Winner 2011 Hugo Nominated 2011 Morningstar Nominated 2011 WFA Nominated
Lists:	WWEnd Top Nominated Books Award Winning Books by Women Authors A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction
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Synopsis

This work is a selction from author Nisi Shawl's: A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction, an annotated list of 40+ black science fiction works that are important to your understanding of its history.

Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle.

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is the debut novel from a major new voice in fantasy fiction.