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This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters
you think they are. This is not the book you are expecting. London
1888. Angels inhabit every public building, and vampires and
werewolves walk the streets with human beings in a well-regulated
truce. A utopia, except for one thing: Angels can Fall, and that
Fall is like a nuclear bomb in both the physical and metaphysical
worlds. Dr J. H. Doyle returns to London having been wounded in
Afghanistan by a Fallen, and finds himself lodging in Baker Street
with the enigmatic angel Crow. But living with a rogue angel is not
so easy; the pair find themselves drawn into the supernatural and
criminal worlds of London, from a man kidnapped by a vampire nest
to Jack the Ripper's horrific murders. Besides Doyle's nightmares,
there is the lingering worry that Crow might Fall...
Maia, 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 favour
with the naive 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 spectre of the unknown
conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to
life as the Goblin Emperor.
Celehar's life as the Witness for the Dead of Amalo grows less
isolated as his circle of friends grows larger. He has been given
an apprentice to teach, and he has stumbled over a scandal of the
city-the foundling girls. Orphans with no family to claim them and
no funds to buy an apprenticeship. Foundling boys go to the
Prelacies; foundling girls are sold into service, or worse. At once
touching and shattering, Celehar's witnessing for one of these
girls will lead him into the depths of his own losses. The love of
his friends will lead him out again.
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.
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 naive
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.
This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters
you think they are. This is not the book you are expecting. London
1888. Angels inhabit every public building, and vampires and
werewolves walk the streets with human beings in a well-regulated
truce. A utopia, except for one thing: Angels can Fall, and that
Fall is like a nuclear bomb in both the physical and metaphysical
worlds. Dr J. H. Doyle returns to London having been wounded in
Afghanistan by a Fallen, and finds himself lodging in Baker Street
with the enigmatic angel Crow. But living with a rogue angel is not
so easy; the pair find themselves drawn into the supernatural and
criminal worlds of London, from a man kidnapped by a vampire nest
to Jack the Ripper's horrific murders. Besides Doyle's nightmares,
there is the lingering worry that Crow might Fall...
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