N. K. Jemisin

For two thousand years the Arameri family has ruled the world by enslaving the very gods that created mortalkind. Now the gods are free, and the Arameri's ruthless grip is slipping. Yet they are all that stands between peace and world-spanning, unending war.Shahar, last scion of the family, must choose her loyalties. She yearns to trust Sieh, the godling she loves. Yet her duty as Arameri heir is to uphold the family's interests, even if that means using and destroying everyone she cares for.As long-suppressed rage and terrible new magics consume the world, the Maelstrom - which even gods fear - is summoned forth. Shahar and Sieh: mortal and god, lovers and enemies. Can they stand together against the chaos that threatens the kingdom of gods?

The Kingdom of Gods

Peter Read

I give up. Thanks @alper for letting me know it wasn’t gonna get any better.

Zoey Mikalatos

A good ending to the trilogy, but also sad.

"Mortals lie when they say they love you. They wait until you trust them, then shove the knife in, and then they work it around to make sure it kills you."

Shay Henrion

As far as conclusions go, this was fine. Not necessarily happy, but it tied up loose ends nicely. But it was the short story at the end that absolutely made my day. You can't read book 2 without that short story ending :)

Ah wow that was fantastic and a great conclusion to everything ah

I was worried around the middle because the plot was jumping around like whoa and I wasn't sure how she was gonna be able to wrap everything up in time but y'know what she did and I loved it

What I think the main problem with it was that the blurb on the back was really misleading

Like, the blurb on the back talks about Shahar and only Shahar and mentions Sieh once

So, y'know, I was expecting something from Shahar's point of view

But it was actually in Sieh's point of view and was about Sieh's newfound mortality and his relations to other gods and godlings and mortals and his relationship with both Deka and Shahar

In fact, Shahar wasn't even present for 2/3rds of the book, disregarding Sieh's thoughts and mentions of her. I think that's part of why some people don't like this book as much as the others.

But if you really just stick with it and roll with the punches, this book was AWESOME.

This trilogy is a must-read for fantasy aficionados.

The incredible conclusion to the Inheritance Trilogy, from one of fantasy's most acclaimed stars. For two thousand years the Arameri family has ruled the world by enslaving the very gods that created mortalkind. Now the gods are free, and the Arameri's ruthless grip is slipping. Yet they are all that stands between peace and world-spanning, unending war. Shahar, last scion of the family, must choose her loyalties. She yearns to trust Sieh, the godling she loves. Yet her duty as Arameri heir is to uphold the family's interests, even if that means using and destroying everyone she cares for. As long-suppressed rage and terrible new magics consume the world, the Maelstrom -- which even gods fear -- is summoned forth. Shahar and Sieh: mortal and god, lovers and enemies. Can they stand together against the chaos that threatens? Includes a never before seen story set in the world of the Inheritance Trilogy.

Laura Kehoe

Full review soon. But, ugh! This series can't be over. It just can't. I need morreeee!!!!

Samiha Tasnim

Why not believe most fervently in mortalkind and its potential? We, certainly, could benefit from a little dedication and discipline.


"And what does it make you to threaten all that they know and love?” She fell silent in confusion and growing anger, and I leaned close so that my breath would caress her cheek. “A monster too cowardly to accept her own hideousness.”


"It’s just that mortals are dangerous to love. They break easily. In time, they die. It hurts.” I shrugged. “It’s easier, safer, to just use them for pleasure. But that’s hard, too, because it’s impossible for us to take pleasure without giving back something of ourselves. We are not …” I groped for the words in Senmite. “We do not … It isn’t our way. No, it isn’t natural to do things that way, to be nothing but body, contained only within ourselves, so when we are with another, we reach out and the mortal gets inside us — we can not help it — and then it hurts to push them out, too …” I trailed off, because Shahar was staring at me. I’d been talking faster and faster, the words tumbling together in my effort to convey how it felt. I sighed and forced myself back to human speed. “Being with mortals isn’t anathema, but it’s not good, either. It never ends well. Any god with sense avoids it.”


Only learning oneself better, and understanding one’s place in the world, made the touch of another mundane.


So fascinating, this conversation. Our mouths moved, speaking about things neither of us cared about, a verbal mask for entirely different words that did not need to be said.

Nat Welch

So long, and a little confusing. But provided a lot of closure in a unique way. I felt some of the main plot points were rushed / never filled out. Maybe because the main character just didn't care about them, it's hard to say.

Ruby Huber

I absolutely LOVE the world that Jemisin creates here and I will absolutely read some of the other worlds she has written when I’m next craving some fantasy escape but the plot of this one didn’t really hit like the last 2. I didn’t hate it like it appears so many other goodreads reviewers did but it was just certainly not as good. Even if it was marginally more gay!

Daryl Houston

This was the worst of the trilogy for me and unfortunately also the longest. It takes a long time to ramp up and a long time to wind down, and there wasn't a whole lot to keep me going in between. It was really just unsatifsying all around. I liked getting to spend some time watching Sieh evolve, and the dynamic with the Arameri twins was pretty neat, but on the whole this was a big miss for me.

Enfys J. Book

The last and longest book in the Inheritance Trilogy weaves a complex mystery around one of the most endearing characters of the previous books: Sieh, the Trickster. Told from his perspective, this story takes you on a ride through the epic and incomprehensible worlds of both gods and humankind, and all the places they intersect.

Brook

What a great end to the series. I loved being in Sieh's head, and the action very much heated up. There was a lot of love in this book, and even some queer sex! Yay!

Brian Alderman

The debut series from the double Hugo Award-winning N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season For two thousand years the Arameri family has ruled the world by enslaving the very gods that created mortalkind. Now the gods are free, and the Arameri's ruthless grip is slipping. Yet they are all that stands between peace and world-spanning, unending war. Shahar, last scion of the family, must choose her loyalties. She yearns to trust Sieh, the godling she loves. Yet her duty as Arameri heir is to uphold the family's interests, even if that means using and destroying everyone she cares for. As long-suppressed rage and terrible new magics consume the world, the Maelstrom - which even gods fear - is summoned forth. Shahar and Sieh: mortal and god, lovers and enemies. Can they stand together against the chaos that threatens the kingdom of gods? The Inheritance Trilogy begins with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, continues in The Broken Kingdoms and concludes in The Kingdom of Gods.

The Kingdom of Gods

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