The Goblin Emperor

The Goblin Emperor is being nominated for awards all over the place. It's a fairly basic fantasy plot of royal intrigue set in a steampunk-ish world of elves and goblins. An elvish emperor and his three eldest sons die in a tragic dirigible accident. Maia, the the emperor's fourth son and the product of a despised political marriage to a goblin princess, unexpectedly assumes the throne of the elvish empire at age 18. He is immediately met with disdain and outright hostility. Somehow, he must keep his sanity while navigating coup attempts and murder plots to establishing himself as the rightful claimant to the throne. What made this book stand out for me was the world-building and empathy for Maia that Addison created. I loved Maia and related to his struggle for acceptance in a cruel world...

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