I have literally dozens of chapters from each of my books that will never see the light of day, either because they didn’t fit the plot, they were poorly written, they were inconsistent with the character, etc.

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Kaden, the youngest son of the Annurian emperor Sanlitun hui’Malkeenian and his heir, has spent most of his life in the remote monastery of Ashk’lan, studying the ancient discipline of the Shin monks. Unlike the Csestriim, who are immortal and emotionless, these human children have a life span of less than a hundred years, and are the playthings of their own passions. She has grown up in a world where she is capable and powerful, with every advantage at her disposal, yet is constantly reminded she will never be as capable or as powerful as men.I cannot stand Adare -skimmed through her chapters, eventually, it was the only only way to make it through the book. This is very well done and i liked it from the logical side that explain most of his behaviour but in the end he become numb. I am just a bit sad that i will have to wait a whole year before reading the next book, I dont know what i will do for the rest of the year.

The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley A Boy and His Toys: The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley

As for Talal, I share your fondness for the guy — one of the nicer, more honest characters in the whole story. I’ve watched men cling ta their fancy titles while their people and their realms just … slipped away, and I’ve watched men who couldn’t give a watery shit for the names and the titles rule half a continent. I’m losing the game, which means I have three choices: cede, fight back…” He hesitated, wondering if he was seeing the options clearly. The irony seemed to me that these nebulous life skills were at the same time the most important and the hardest to teach.

However, after the Corrino House moved to a more glorious planet on Kaitain, they transformed their former homeworld into a prison planet. Few trust her, but when she is believed to be touched by Intarra, patron goddess of the empire, the people rally to help her retake the capital city. In my mind, that’s one of the big differences between Blades and Providence: Providence, while darker, has more humor. He has written an epic fantasy trilogy, The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, the first volume of a sequel series, Ashes of the Unhewn Throne, a prequel novel, Skullsworn, and a selection of short fiction. Brian Staveley has gifted readers with a vivid and visceral universe, peopled with likeable but very human characters.