A review by diaryofthebookdragon
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
4.0
This is my first encounter with [a:N.K. Jemisin|2917917|N.K. Jemisin|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1334966221p2/2917917.jpg]. I planned to read The Inheritance Trilogy for some time now, but I accidentally stumbled upon this book and thought 'Why not?'
The start was rough. Unknown terminology, world, customs... And each chapter sported a different protagonist. It took a lot of concentration and some patience until I understood it. But eventually the book got its claws in me, and I was reading chapter after chapter eager to see what happens next.
It's hard commenting on the characters and the plot and not spoiling something.
The story follows an array of characters: prince, priests, spies, soldiers while they try to untangle (or tangle a little bit more) the events that are happening. I found the events quite intriguing and although plotters in conspiracy were obvious (at least to me), what are they trying to achieve was a constant surprise and always changed.
The world in the book is unique mix of Egyptian and Nubian culture with a mix of philosophies and theories by Freud and Jung. (I am not a psychology expert, so I would have probably did not know this if I did not read interview with the author at the end of the book.)
Also big plus is that there is no cliff-hanger ending. Everything is resolved so I think if you are not interested to read more about weird city of Gujaareh, you can stop after this book.
As for me, I will definitely read the sequel [b:The Shadowed Sun|11774295|The Shadowed Sun (Dreamblood, #2)|N.K. Jemisin|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331143933s/11774295.jpg|14757897]. And it is released any day now. Yay!
The start was rough. Unknown terminology, world, customs... And each chapter sported a different protagonist. It took a lot of concentration and some patience until I understood it. But eventually the book got its claws in me, and I was reading chapter after chapter eager to see what happens next.
It's hard commenting on the characters and the plot and not spoiling something.
The story follows an array of characters: prince, priests, spies, soldiers while they try to untangle (or tangle a little bit more) the events that are happening. I found the events quite intriguing and although plotters in conspiracy were obvious (at least to me), what are they trying to achieve was a constant surprise and always changed.
The world in the book is unique mix of Egyptian and Nubian culture with a mix of philosophies and theories by Freud and Jung. (I am not a psychology expert, so I would have probably did not know this if I did not read interview with the author at the end of the book.)
Also big plus is that there is no cliff-hanger ending. Everything is resolved so I think if you are not interested to read more about weird city of Gujaareh, you can stop after this book.
As for me, I will definitely read the sequel [b:The Shadowed Sun|11774295|The Shadowed Sun (Dreamblood, #2)|N.K. Jemisin|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331143933s/11774295.jpg|14757897]. And it is released any day now. Yay!