As Yeine Darr, “barbarian” heir to the ancient Arameri throne, searches for her mother’s murderer, succession struggles with her cousins act as smokescreens for the machinations of the royal family’s captive gods. Following clues dropped by apparent allies and sometimes by outright enemies, Yeine learns the truth of this vivid, troubling world. In The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N. K. Jemisin introduces the rich rivalries and treacherous divine pantheon of the Inheritance Trilogy. Succeeding volumes of the Inheritance Trilogy build on her discoveries and bring more mortal failings, dazzling magic, and the powerful love and hate called forth by the interplay of human beings with the divine.