The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north summoned to the majestic city of Sky to compete for the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. She must ally with captive gods and navigate deadly court politics while uncovering the truth about her mother's murder.
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Yeine Darr, nineteen, is summoned from her mother's homeland in the cold North to Sky, the floating palace of the Arameri family that rules the world. Named one of three heirs by her dying grandfather, she has weeks to learn court politics, family magic, and the chained gods who serve there.
N.K. Jemisin's Inheritance Trilogy has three books: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, The Broken Kingdoms, and The Kingdom of Gods. The trilogy is complete.
The Inheritance Trilogy (2010-2011) was N.K. Jemisin's debut series; the Broken Earth Trilogy (2015-2017, starting with The Fifth Season) followed and is more famous. New readers can start with either.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was written by N.K. Jemisin, published in 2010 by ORBIT.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is 397 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 Hundred Thousand Kingdoms takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is a standalone novel by N.K. Jemisin, not part of a series.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
