The Grace of Kings

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Simon and Schuster, Aug 9, 2016 - Fiction - 656 pages
One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time

Two men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by NPR.

Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, and shapeshifting gods. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, they each find themselves the leader of separate factions—two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice.

Fans of intrigue, intimate plots, and action will find a new series to embrace in the Dandelion Dynasty.
 

Contents

An Assassin
3
Mata Zyndu
16
Kuni Garu
33
Jia Matiza
45
The Death of the Emperor
61
Corvée
82
Matas Valor
93
Kunis Choice
102
Your Majesty
184
It Is a Horse
276
the caged wolf
397
A New World
412
Dasu
426
Risana
443
Letters
454
Gin Mazoti
467

Emperor Erishi
122
The Chatelain
133
The Rebellion Grows
141
Kuni the Administrator
162
The King of Rima
171
The Marshal
479
The Dandelion Ripens
489
First Strike
498
The Cruben in Deep Sea
512
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Ken Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu's other works include The Grace of Kings, The Wall of Storms, The Veiled Throne, and a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work, including the short story "Good Hunting," adapted as an episode in Netflix's animated series Love, Death + Robots; and AMC's Pantheon, adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. "The Hidden Girl," "The Message," and "The Oracle" have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism, machine-augmented creativity, the history of technology, and the value of storytelling. Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

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