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The Grace of Kings

Auteur(s): Ken Liu
Narrateur(s): Michael Kramer
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 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. Fantastique Fantastique épique Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Historique Épique Science-fiction

Ce que les critiques en disent

"A refreshing epic."
"Ken Liu's The Grace of Kings — a magnificent fantasy epic. Liu is building a dynasty." (Amal El-Mohtar)
"The Grace of Kings is an ambitious, astonishing, and sublime work, one that both exemplifies and diverges from what one might think of when it comes to epic fantasy. It should rank amongst the genre's best works." (Andrew Liptak)
"Told in Liu’s graceful, intelligent, and literate prose, the novel is a sumptuous Epic feast." (Rob Bedford)
"The epic fantasy genre can only be enriched by more novels drawing from non-Western traditions. Liu’s ambitious work expertly blends mythology, history, military tactics, and technological innovation (airships and submarines). "
"The Grace of Kings is a fantasy, with petty meddling gods, odd mechanized inventions, and a sense that mystical powers lurk around the corner. It is nothing if not epic." (Justin Landon)
"Liu’s combination of elements from China, Polynesia and beyond, told in an epic style, is the kind of Silk Road Fantasy that I’ve always wanted to read, and love all the more now that I have." (Paul Weimer)
"The Grace of Kings is grand, mythic and epic, but Liu’s “silk-punk” world of trickster gods and giant horned whales is also a delight."

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I enjoyed Micheal Kramer’s interesting narration over the characters Mata Zyndu and Guni Garu. It was a long but interesting story.

Very nice and grandiose story

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A whole host of characters woven into a grand story... Wrestling with the conflict between the practices of traditional "honour" vs compassionate, practical strategy

T'was grand in scope, journeyed far, but not into my heart

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It's always a promising sign when an individual book within a series can tell a compelling self contained story. It was unique and gripping, a huge breath of fresh air. His charecter development is SO cool - the twisty turns of the paths they follow is unpredictable and satisfying.

Micheal Kramer is a fantastic narrator, I love the way he put emotion into his charecters voices; the performance never feels flat.


Really recommend this book if you're like me and are trying to decide if you should read this by scrolling through the reviews... Give it a chance!

Hidden Gem

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I have been a huge fan of Ken Liu's short fiction for years and I had really high expectations for this book. I love how deeply human his characters are the empathy of his writing. This humanity is nearly missing from Grace of Kings as the story only focuses on larger than life hero's of legend, who we only see when they are make important decisions of state. If you like reading mythology and political stories about the rise an fall of empires you will probably love this book, bit it was not for me.

A fun story, but not as deep as I had expected

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I kept trying to give this the benefit of the doubt. It's emulating an unfamiliar style, I said. It's worth toughing it out. It was not.

Pretty boring

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