![]() ![]() The Imperial Court is a whole new world for Maia, and his inexperience with running an empire is proving to be the least of his worries. But when his father and three older brothers all perish in an airship accident, being the next in line in the royal succession, Maia is plucked from exile to take his rightful place on the throne.īut for our protagonist, palace life and being emperor is not about the glamorous parties or eating fancy food and wearing fancy clothes. What would it be like to live a modest life, then to be suddenly elevated to such a position? The premise of The Goblin Emperor explores this very idea, following the life of the youngest, half-goblin son the the Elven emperor, a youth named Maia who has lived his entire life as a cast-off, far away from the business and affairs of the Imperial Court. ![]() ![]() Surrounded by such a display of magnificent splendor and so much opulence, I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole tour group was thinking the same thing: how wonderful it must have been to be emperor, to be the son of heaven and have your word be law, all the luxury in the world at your fingertips and an army servants to cater to your every whim. On a trip to China a few years ago, I got to visit the Forbidden City in Beijing. Book Review: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison ![]()
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