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The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

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halestorm802's review against another edition

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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

5.0

woobat's review against another edition

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5.0

A worthy, entertaining and engrossing final chapter in the trilogy. I continue to enjoy the world that the author has created, and she’s wrestling with some important issues: how cycles of violence and revenge can be broken, how people can keep fighting for what’s right even in the face of seemingly hopeless odds. This was a tome (over 700 pages), but it flew by.

thebreadloaf's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful tense 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

tyches_dice's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I read this still reeling from election results and it is the first time I have been able to contemplate hope again so. I guess five stars.

noahapples's review against another edition

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4.0

Wow, closing out a trilogy with by far the strongest book in the series is a neat trick. A lot of good payoffs here, amid deftly handled pacing and “epic” mythological world expansion. I wouldn’t blame anyone for falling off books one or two, but this is a really lovely conclusion for anyone who vibes with the series.

insomniacsun's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

He [...] served the Nahids, clinging to their assurance that the shafit who screamed and begged for mercy [...] were not real people: they were invaders, soulless deceptions plotting the destruction of his people. His family. It became easier to believe as the bodies piled up. For it had to be the truth.
If it wasn’t the truth, Dara was a monster, a murderer.
And Dara wasn’t a monster.

He was only following orders.

Kudos all'autrice per essere riuscita a riunire brillantemente tutti i fili sospesi dai precedenti libri in un fiocchetto le cui pagine ho divorato per giorni senza sosta.
Menizheh e la conclusione dell'arc narrativo di Dara da sole avrebbe portato questo libro a 5 stelle.

Purtroppo la mia esperienza è stata rovinata dal fatto che, fino all'ultimo, non me ne è fregato proprio niente di Jamshid: era un personaggio troppo vuoto, portato avanti solo dalle sue relazioni, e l'unica sua azione intrigante

ovvero l'avvelenamento di Alizayd

è stata giustificata e superata in modo troppo conveniente. Ha assunto un ruolo troppo importante nella trama, senza essere stato sviluppato singolarmente, portandomi ad alzare gli occhi al cielo ogni qualvolta i protagonisti lo incentravano nelle loro preoccupazioni. Inoltre, ha finito pure per troncare la crescita di Muntadhir, che ha brillato spettacolarmente nella sua solitudine, ma che è stato relegato semplicemente alla sua relazione con Jamshid alla fine. Un gran peccato.

Detto questo, non vedo l'ora di leggere l'altro libro dell'autrice, e attenderò pazientemente le sue prossime uscite.