The Raven Scholar (The Eternal Path, #1)
Antonia Hodgson
From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth. Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, Bersun the Brusque must end his reign. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders compete to replace him. They are exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists—the best of the best. Then one of them is murdered. It falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor’s brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer before the trials end. To do so, she must untangle a web of deadly secrets that stretches back generations, all while competing against six warriors with their own dark histories and fierce ambitions. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in. If she succeeds, she will win the throne. If she fails, death awaits her. But we won’t let that happen. We are the Raven, and we are magnificent.
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0I don't know how to put into words how perfect this book was for me specifically.
Don't get me wrong - it's excellent all around, in particular if you love epic fantasy. It has the length and plot unravelling of the Mistborn trilogy mixed with the humour of the Discworld universe; an odd pairing if I ever saw one but it WORKS.
I cried, I laughed, I said WHAT?! at several points in the story. I can't believe I've read it so early that I now have to wait more than a year for the sequel.
I read this whilst on holiday and kept wanting to pick it up instead of socialise with friends I hadn't seen in over a year. THAT is how good this is. I don't even really want to go into much more detail to be honest, the synopsis gave me enough to know I would enjoy it (trials/competition for the throne, 8 different clans that send a contender? Sign me up), so I would recommend going in with just the synopsis having been read because once the story starts going it opens up a whole new world.
5 million stars. I've preordered an extra special edition just because I loved it that much. (Goldsboro, if you were wondering).
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