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The already good foundation that is established in the first book is slowly built up by showing a lot of interesting lore and secrets through Lin and Jovis’s discoveries. The world building is much more expansive and broader compared to the first book. The story takes on a more political narrative filled with negotiations, alliances, and whole deal of rallying to unite the Empire clouded in doubt towards their newly crowned ruler.īut this was the truth I could not escape from : if I stood against the tyranny of the Empire, then I had to stand against all tyranny. In this sequel the stakes are higher and the focus of the story is centered around Lin trying to stabilize an already crumbling empire faced with a variety of challenges. There is also the ever mysterious awakening of Alanga artifacts across the Empire.

A rebellion, earthquakes, and an uprising of a construct army threatens Lin’s rule as she sits on her father’s throne. The people fear the Emperor and is suffering under his rule. The recluse and tyrannical Emperor has closed himself of from the world letting the constructs he created run the Empire. It is a multi POV epic fantasy centered in the Phoenix Empire, an empire with a vast archipelago, ruled for centuries by the Sukai family.

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The Bone Shard Emperor is the second book of The Drowning Empire series and sequel to The Bone Shard Daughter that was released back in 2020 by Andrea Stewart. The amount of detail that goes into the cover is absolutely stunning and every time I look at it I see a something new to appreciate. Before I dive into the review, I would like to gush about the cover of this book done by Sasha Vinogradova and designed by Lauren Panepinto. As you can see from my rating there is nothing to worry about, because it slightly exceeded it’s predecessor in terms of quality. Going into this second book, I have worries because second book syndrome is one of my biggest fears and it can make or break a series for me personally.

The book is a solid debut and first book to a refreshing new series. I read The Bone Shard Daughter around a couple of months ago and I liked it. The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart is the drip feed epic fantasy that will keep you guessing.Īs I said in the previous reviews of books I’ve picked up it is #NetGalleyNovember and the #1 book that I target myself to finish is the second book of The Drowning Empire series, The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart.

There was always a way to come back.ĪRC provided by the publisher Orbit Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Īn excellent follow up to a solid debut. Art by Monica Wihardi There was always a way to fix things.

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