Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley

460 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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A “completely original and inventive” epic fantasy set in a land of blood mages and sentiment plants, dark magic, and warfare on a scale that spans worlds (Locus)Loyalties are tested when worlds collide… Every two thousand years, the dark star Oma...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 367 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

adventurous: 61%

challenging: 61%

tense: 61%

emotional: 38%

mysterious: 38%

sad: 27%

reflective: 5%


Pace

13% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
26% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

38% of readers chose Plot
61% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
84% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

61% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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