The Veiled Throne

De: Ken Liu

Narrado por: Michael Kramer

With the invasion of Dara complete, and the Wall of Storms breached, the world has opened to new possibilities for the gods and peoples of both empires as the sweeping saga of the award-winning Dandelion Dynasty continues in this third book of the “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR).

Princess Théra, once known as Empress Üna of Dara, entrusted the throne to her younger brother in order to journey to Ukyu-Gondé to war with the Lyucu. She has crossed the fabled Wall of Storms with a fleet of advanced warships and ten thousand people. Beset by adversity, Théra and her most trusted companions attempt to overcome every challenge by doing the most interesting thing. But is not letting the past dictate the present always possible or even desirable?

In Dara, the Lyucu leadership as well as the surviving Dandelion Court bristle with rivalries as currents of power surge and ebb and perspectives spin and shift. Here, parents and children, teachers and students, Empress and Pékyu, all nurture the seeds of plans that will take years to bloom. Will tradition yield to new justifications for power?

Everywhere, the spirit of innovation dances like dandelion seeds on the wind, and the commoners, the forgotten, the ignored begin to engineer new solutions for a new age.

Ken Liu returns to the series that draws from a tradition of the great epics of our history from the Aeneid to the Romance on the Three Kingdoms and builds a new tale unsurpassed in its scope and ambition.

Fantastic storytelling

Overall great, but takes a good chunk of time to indulge itself and enjoy the world; which all great fantasy sagas inevitably do. Looking forward to Speaking Bones

Odd cooking competition

The usual great story and characters take center stage and we prepare for a huge climax in the world. Then an odd cooking competition takes place. Still great, but they kinda lost me there.

Epic in scope

Ken Liu is one of the best modern fiction writers. He builds a world and continues to expand on it in great detail. I love the character development and the prose he writes.

Michael Kramer breathes life into this beautiful narrative of a war between two people.

I cannot wait for the finale of the series.

A Rollercoaster of Emotions

having read the first two books, I can certainly say that I'm enthralled into this world at this point. while I like the way that the story is constantly evolving, I think that at times there's a omission of some of the things that originally made the story great. The idea of silk punk is unique to this story. I love seeing that included and I love seeing it rationalized throughout the story. while I think overall the story is still really solid and still very, very good. there are some chapters that dragged on a little bit too long for me. And, some characters that were given a little too much emphasis. where is the first few books moved around between the main character and secondary characters these ones seem to be more stagnant and the stories weren't as gripping or as enthralling as some of the previous ones. nonetheless really great story and excellent read very much looking forward to the last book.

The weaving of themes, characters and plot are exceptional. Just masterful storytelling.

Liu continues to impress. This series continues to impress. It's a daring and masterful attempt at long form story telling and it's truly epic. It's on the highest tier of fiction I've encountered.