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The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

96 reviews

carrie_hanson's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow what a finale. 
I wasn't sure how it would be possible to wrap everything up in just one last book but it worked and it worked well. Definitely check content warnings on this one as there is a lot of violence.
The characters arcs throughout the series were stunning, the history and politics of the world sometimes got confusing, but often because we didn't yet have all the information, like most of the characters. This book was dripping with dramatic irony at many times especially with Dara, but I'm glad with how his story wrapped up. 

and Nahri's grandpa being the Egyptian cook?? So many tears of joy at that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Injury/Injury detail

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I can't imagine a more perfect ending to this series. Chakraborty does an excellent job of following through on the world and the characters she's established, and I feel like everyone ended up in a place that felt real and earned. This has cemented The Daevabad Trilogy as an all time favorite series for me and earned it a spot on the very short list of series that I feel get better with each instalment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia and Pregnancy

theletterdee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

breadwitchery's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

astropova's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow, what an amazing end to the series! That was definitely one of the most satisfying endings I've ever read. I love how Nahri really comes into her own. She's come a long way since conning random rich guys in Cairo!

I think the author did a great job with the final battle and tying up all the loose ends afterwards. I think every character really got the endings that were perfectly tailored to them.

This book was so long, but I think one of its biggest strengths is that it has just *incredible* pacing. There was not a single moment where I felt bored or like there was unnecessary fluff, detail, or just word count padding. Every scene was so sharp and had purpose. An exemplar of epic fantasy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Torture, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

lucky_squid28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

More plot driven than the other two in the trilogy. Characters get pushed to their breaking points and deal with some of the oldest magic known to their world. Mysterious and reverent descriptions and tone when it comes to magic. The characters are so complex you love to hate them and hate to love them. Satisfying conclusion, but leaves more room for future adventures. The epilogue could easily be made into a spinoff and I would love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mxpringle's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Classism

imds's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape and Abortion

laurareads87's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A solid end to an excellent series.  I didn't quite love The Empire of Gold as much as the two books that came prior to it -- I feel like there were some aspects of the plot that were more drawn out than necessary while others needed more attention; I also feel quite strongly that

the suggestion of romance between Nahri and Ali should've definitely just been left out entirely because it wasn't needed + added nothing.

  I do like, though, how the series has concluded overall, and give the series 5 stars as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and War