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zimmerea's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
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? It's complicated
4.75
My favourite of the novellas! Also perhaps the most "plot" based stories of Goddard's- Petty Treasons provided a fantastic level of context and world building that affirmed my understandings of the greater canon verse.
themillonthefloss's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hugdealer's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
crabs_with_sticks's review
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
fosully's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
aminakoii's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
alicebme's review against another edition
This is an interesting piece of the story, but it’s style and content are not as interesting to me as that of The Hands of the Emperor. Which is to say that I guess I’d rather know Kip’s thoughts than the Emperor’s.
shona_lynne's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
broomgrass's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A solid prequel novella, most useful if you are already invested in the Lays of the Hearthfire series. It focuses on the Emperor before the events of the main book, especially when Cliopher first becomes his secretary, and up to the Littleridge Treaty. I was hoping for more of his perspective from the first novel, but I can see the strategy for ending before, and it did help set up some context; I hadn't realized that magic was still so confused even then.