The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)
Ken Liu
Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, and shapeshifting gods. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, they each find themselves the leader of separate factions—two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice.
Publication Year: 2015
Oh Kuni.... This is really a books about morally gray characters, isn't it? I don't agree with what it's being done, but I get the logic behind it. Still, for the more 'nice" character to do it at the very end, idk, doesn't sit right with me. I do feel like this entire novel, if not for the fantasy touches, this could easily been the story of a real dynasty from the past.
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