Título: The Awakened Kingdom
Autor: N. K. Jemisin
Sinopse: Product Description The long awaited sequel to the Inheritance trilogy -- a novella by award winning author N. K. Jemisin where a godling must struggle to grow in the shadow of her parents.SOME TRUTHS MUST BE LEARNED THE HARD WAY... As the first new godling born in thousands of years -- and the heir presumptive to Sieh the Trickster -- Shill's got big shoes to fill. She's well on her way when she defies her parents and sneaks off to the mortal realm, which is no place for an impressionable young god. In short order she steals a demon's grandchild, gets herself embroiled in a secret underground magical dance competition, and offends her oldest and most powerful sibling.But for Eino, the young Darren man whom Shill has befriended, the god-child's silly games are serious business. Trapped in an arranged marriage and prohibited from pursuing his dreams, he has had enough. He will choose his own fate, even if he must betray a friend in the process -- and Shill might just have to grow up faster than she thinks.This novella, THE AWAKENED KINGDOM takes place after the events of The Kingdom of Gods and will also be included in both the print and ebook ominbus of THE INHERITANCE TRILOGY in 12/14. The Inheritance Trilogy The Hundred Thousand KingdomsThe Broken KingdomsThe Kingdom of GodsThe Inheritance Trilogy (omnibus edition) Shades in Shadow: An Inheritance Triptych (e-only short fiction) The Awakened Kingdom (e-only novella) For more from N. K. Jemisin, check out:Dreamblood DuologyThe Killing MoonThe Shadowed SunThe Broken Earth series The Fifth SeasonThe Obelisk Gate About the Author N. K. Jemisin is a Brooklyn author whose short fiction and novels have been nominated multiple times for the Hugo, the World Fantasy Award, and the Nebula, shortlisted for the Crawford and the Tiptree, and have won the Locus Award. She is a science fiction and fantasy reviewer for the New York Times, and her novel The Fifth Season was a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. Her website is nkjemisin.com.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Awakened Kingdom”, de N. K. Jemisin, publicado pela editora Orbit, em 2014 e com 250 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Orbit
Páginas: 250
Ano: 2014
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 0316259047
ISBN13: 9780316259040
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Orbit convidam o leitor a mergulhar em universos onde a aventura e a intriga se entrelaçam, frequentemente em cenários fantásticos ou futuristas. O ritmo costuma ser intenso, com narrativas que exploram conflitos complexos, desde guerras intergalácticas até batalhas de magia e espionagem. Muitas obras apresentam protagonistas em jornadas de transformação, enfrentando dilemas morais ou desafios épicos, enquanto o tom varia entre o sombrio e o cheio de tensão, com pitadas ocasionais de humor ácido. O catálogo revela uma predileção por histórias que combinam ação acelerada com construção detalhada de mundos, atendendo tanto a leitores que buscam fantasia épica quanto a fãs de ficção científica especulativa.
