The Goblin Emperor
Fantasy novel by Sarah Monette under the pseudonym Katherine Addison.
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Eighteen-year-old Maia has lived in rural exile his whole life when news arrives that the airship carrying his father, the Elven Emperor, and his three older half-brothers has crashed. Pulled to the imperial court as the new ruler, he must learn protocol while looking for the saboteurs.
The Goblin Emperor was written by Katherine Addison (a pen name of Sarah Monette) and published in 2014. The novel was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards.
Yes. Katherine Addison has continued the world with The Witness for the Dead and The Grief of Stones, focused on different characters but sharing the same setting. Each can be read on its own.
The Goblin Emperor is 447 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Goblin Emperor takes most readers 7 to 10 hours to finish.
The Goblin Emperor is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
