The unspoken name

Hardcover

Published Jan. 2, 2020 by Tor, Tor Books.

ISBN:
978-1-250-23890-0
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OCLC Number:
1097575588

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5 stars

I picked this up because Tamsyn Muir described it as having many of the same cool elements that she put into Gideon the Ninth.

So I started this expecting something Gideon-like. But for the first third of the book or so, it made me think of nothing so much as a (way darker) Goblin Emperor. (And also, for obvious reasons, Tombs of Atuan).

As the narrative goes on, I think the Gideon comparison becomes more and more apt--queer longing, sass, wizards rolling their eyes at each other. I had a great time with this book all the way through.