The Broken Kingdoms
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251 pages · Released Nov 3, 2010 · Orbit
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The Broken Kingdoms is the darker, more mature sequel to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, featuring complex themes of identity, sacrifice, and social injustice alongside a murder mystery involving godlings. While it contains violence, some sexual content, and mature themes, it also offers strong positive messaging about compassion, acceptance of disability, and moral courage. This is best suited for older teens who can handle a morally complex fantasy with darker elements.
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A man with no memory of his past and a struggling, blind street artist will face off against the will of the gods as the secrets of this stranger's past are revealed in the sequel to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, the debut novel of NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin. In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, al... A man with no memory of his past and a struggling, blind street artist will face off against the will of the gods as the secrets of this stranger's past are revealed in the sequel to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, the debut novel of NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin. In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a strange homeless man on an impulse. This act of kindness engulfs Oree in a nightmarish conspiracy. Someone, somehow, is murdering godlings, leaving their desecrated bodies all over the city. And Oree's guest is at the heart of it. . .
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- Fiction
- Strong Character Development
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- Diverse Characters
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- fantasy
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- dark
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- medium-paced
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9780316075985 · Orbit