tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post3052893458915605489..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine AddisonAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-62181106372325799302020-10-16T18:32:42.918+00:002020-10-16T18:32:42.918+00:00This is a remarkable book, though as noted very sl...This is a remarkable book, though as noted very slow. I was impressed by how it plays with traditional fantasy tropes. Maia, is a fairly normal person, and a moral human being who has suffered greatly before being unexpectedly elevated to emperor. And he tries to govern justly and treat people with respect despite constantly having to navigate a political minefield. This makes him most unlike traditional fantasy protagonists, who have a destiny, or special gifts of intelligence or physical prowess, or are impossibly good and noble for their circumstances. I really enjoyed the fact that Maia is none of these things, and the world and the characters were often complicated and nuanced and gray, without extremes of evil or goodness.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902802137324262883noreply@blogger.com