2023/014: At the Feet of the Sun — Victoria Goddard

2023/014: At the Feet of the Sun — Victoria Goddard

The book of censored poetry was the only thing he’d ever stolen from the Palace. Well. Except for the government, of course. [loc. 7710]

Sequel to The Hands of the Emperor. This is much further along the axis towards traditional 'epic' fantasy -- it has quests, and journeys through magical realms, and parallel universes -- and I probably wouldn't have started reading if I hadn't already formed strong positive attachments to the protagonists. It's well over a thousand pages in print, and the pacing is uneven: but any novel featuring Cliopher Mdang, now Viceroy of Zunadh and still working on his promise to light a new hearth-fire for the world, promises something extraordinary.

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