The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
An amazing story of the struggles of a mortal half breed girl who is never truly accepted by either race. Taming the gods and bringing hope to a world thrown into unbalance.
Darr is an interesting and contrasting place to the southern kingdoms, where gender roles are reversed and the men stay at home while the women become warriors and the leaders and only when they are absolutely desperate do they use the men in times of war. Being brought up not only as a warrior but also to become the leader of her people means strength has been bred into the main character and helps her in Sky even though they see her as a barbarian.
Gods of Day (light), Night (dark)and Twilight are a fantasy favourite three elements, the Light the Dark and the In-Between and the religion itself borrows from a wide variety of earthly religions, moulding them together to create a world where the Gods interfere with everyday life.
All together a very entertaining story about humanity, life and death.
"We can never be gods, after all - but we can become something less than human with frightening ease."
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