The plot is very much a political and intrigue driven one not my favorite but here it was done in a way that is fun and entertaining. The plot is fairly fast-paced and full of some fun twists and turns. I enjoyed both Amaranthe and Sicarius they both gravitate to a more morally grey area as the story continues.
The “crew” that Amaranthe assembles is filled with unlikely heroes and is highly entertaining to read about. This had solid world-building and well done characters. Together the two of them will have to work in the shadows to stop the Emperor from being assassinated. Suddenly she’s on the wanted lists and linked with the notorious assassin Sicarius. However, when an arson incident has her accidentally crossing paths with the emperor she gets drawn into a game of power she wasn’t expecting. She is frustrated at being constantly passed up for promotion. Amaranthe is an Imperial Enforcer in a land where women have just recently been allowed to take Enforcer jobs. I would call this a military steampunk series, at least in the beginning. Thoughts: This was well done and I enjoyed it. However, it doesn’t sound like the story was ever really “finished” but more just stopped. It looks like book 9 was published in 2015 so I assume the series is finished for now. Right now there are 9 books released in this series. Series Info/Source: This is the first book in The Emperor’s Edge series. It's also an attempt to make a fast-thinking quick-talking main character seem believable in a just-a-little-different fantasy universe. It feels like a conscious effort to do epic urban fantasy that isn't too dark. I appreciate what the author is trying to do. There are some obviously hidden backstory points, but everybody agrees with Amaranthe too easily. I feel like the author could do something with the setting so that the obstacles would actually be problems.Ĭharacters don't feel real enough. They're there just to be dismissed so that she can't be called out on it. It's an interesting idea to counterfeit the currency, and Amaranthe takes some of the problems into consideration, but the problems feel too perfunctory. Second, despite the length, plot actions feel naive and simplistic. Maybe because I've never seen it in print (since she's indie, it costs more), but it just feels like the book never ends.
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