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The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

15 reviews

praaliine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

ooh i loved this story, and it had been on my list for years, imagine that. it’s been quite some time since i felt this way about a book, i don’t even know what to say lol. all i know is, i’ll remember this story forever along with the rest of my all time favourites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

dietlindrozekin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Cawpile-method

• Characters: 6/10: De band die ik in het vorige boek met de karakters had, of de verwondering voor de karakters, had ik in dit derde deel van de Daêvabad-trilogie minder. Vaker dan eens stoorde ik me zelfs aan de personages omdat ze er te lang over deden om dingen te beseffen.
• Atmosfeer: 8/10: De wereld waarin het verhaal zich afspeelt blijft super.
• Writing: 7/10: An sich is alles goed geschreven, maar ik merkte wel dat ik af en toe de beschrijvingen van alles oversloeg en me concentreerde op de dialogen om het vooruit te laten gaan.
• Plot: 9/10: De schrijfster is echt een meesteres in het uitwerken van verhaallijnen! Love her for that.
• Intrigue: 8/10: Ik had een tijdje nodig om in het verhaal te komen (de eerste 200 pagina's, bijna had ik het boek weggelegd), tot opeens de geschiedenis van de stad en van Nahri in puzzelstukjes werd blootgegeven en toen werd het interessant. Hoe fascineer je een historica? Begin met de geschiedenis! Eenmaal ik die rode draadlijn terugvond in het boek was ik vanzelf ook meer en meer geïnteresseerd in het verhaal en de huidige tijdlijn.
•  Logic: 8/10: Je moet er wel je hoofd er een beetje bijhouden om de complotten en geschiedenis te verwerken.
• Enjoyment: 6,5/10: Ik had echt lang nodig om in het verhaal te komen, ik heb echt passages overslaan omdat het mij te lang duurde maar uiteindelijk heb ik er wel nog van genoten omdat het wel een goed boek is.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

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

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

dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

tinybluepixel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

isleoflinds's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Outing, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Rape

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Xenophobia

stormwise's review against another edition

adventurous 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

The conclusion of the Daevabad trilogy picks up right where The Kingdom of Copper ended, starts running, and doesn't stop for 752 pages. (Maybe picking this up immediately after reading The Lord of the Rings was a bit ambitious?) 

Political tensions run high as the sudden absence of magic in the wake of Daevabad's violent conquest impacts every aspect of Daeva, djinn and shafit life. 
Dara, the only Daeva retaining his ability to cast magic, struggles not only against Manizheh's efforts to turn him into a weapon but also his own internal conflict about his role and actions during the conquest of Daevabad. 
Meanwhile, Ali and Nahri delve deeper into their pasts as they travel from Egypt to Ta Ntry, unravelling secrets about themselves, their heritage and their vast, magical world. 

As a reader, finally unlocking the mysteries of the marid was VERY satisfying - the worldbuilding truly is magnificent. The climax of the story hit just right - it really felt like the protagonists had earned their victory and that the antagonists had real motivations and reasons for their actions. Also, diversity win! The gay couples survived!

If you're a fantasy fan who likes chunky books filled with magic, intrigue and truly phenomenal action sequences then please read this trilogy. Big content warnings, however, for explicit descriptions of medical procedures and a lot of fantasy-coded xenophobia and genocide. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia