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Range of ghosts

by Elizabeth Bear · first published 2012

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Going into exile after barely escaping a war waged by his cousin and brother, Temur, the grandson and heir of the Great Khan, teams up against an enemy cult with former princess Samarkar, who after a series of bitter betrayals has pursued a life of magical study.

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  • BigTTYGothGF · Aug 31, 2026 · Recommends

    …worlds. The individual books often introduced different and new characters and parts of the world. Time passed in the settings. Glancing over at my bookshelf, you might like the trilogy starting with "Range of Ghosts" by Elizabeth Bear (the 2nd trilogy is fine, the third book kind of fizzles out, and its biggest sin is establishing a character who's basically "Miles Vorkosigan, except a villain" and then not leaning…

    on “Rakuten Kobo returns to U.S. retail as sales double” ↗
  • colomon · Dec 25, 2012 · Recommends

    New: Range of Ghosts, Elizabeth Bear Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed Old: The House of the Stag, Kage Baker Soldier of Sidon, Gene Wolfe Range of Ghosts was definitely the stand out book of the year for me, the…

    on “Ask HN: Best books you read in 2012” ↗

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