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The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1) by Brian Staveley * * * * *

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This book has been on my to-be-read list for a while. I've read a couple of great reviews, but I've recently burned myself with a book like that, and I was afraid that this would be the same. However, I've just finished A Song of Ice and Fire series, and I've read somewhere that if you like that, you're going to like this. Therefore, I picked it up. The beginning was weird. For a while, it just made no sense. Then there was a discussion, and finally, I realised how it was tied to the story. The story itself is about three siblings, who are the children of the Emperor. They all grew up away from each other, under very different circumstances. Adare is the oldest, and the sister. I have read that the author got complains that her story seemed to be the less interesting one, but he assured everyone that it would change in the later books. She is a bit naive, but growing up in the palace does that to a person. Most of her learning comes from books. However, she gets mi...