The Hands of the Emperor
by Victoria Goddard · first published 2018
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I'd recommend "The Hands of the Emperor" by Victoria Goddard - as one reviewer put it, "power of a ruthlessly honest and kind bureaucrat"
on “Ask HN: What are some of the best books you have read in 2022?” ↗I was about to say the same thing! Hands of the Emperor is a 950-page fantasy doorstopper with no action, no romance, not a whole lot of throughline plot, and it's the most gripping thing I've read in years. You just want to keep watching these people live…
on “A Guide for Prospective Tea Monks” ↗