I need to go back and re-read this incredible trilogy, but as it stands it is my all time favorite trilogy and in my top 3 all time favorite books. Jemisin writes fantasy from outside the confines of western fantasy, and my god is that an incredibly fresh take. Don't get me wrong, there are numerous other fantastic authors out there writing fresh takes, but Jemisin stands on her own mountain, weaving the most wondrous, breathtaking, powerful stories I've ever read. The Inheritance Trilogy is also her most unapproachable work, but shines so much brighter for it. We can't always be spoon fed.

I can probably count on one hand the number of books I've read that were so overwhelmingly stunning that upon ending I just sat there trying to digest the experience of reading it. I don't think I've ever read so many pages with such a rewarding culmination.

I understand it will probably be her least popular work, and she's obviously having fun with her latest series, but I hope she might one day delve into another alien world filled with such stunning depth and characters. And of course with many parallels to our world. ( )

Loved this. It was three different stories of very different flavor. Sat down and read them all in a weekend. ( )

Three fantasy novels and a novella from N.K. Jemisin, her first books. What I liked about these is the handling of gods. Most fantasy writers shy away from including gods; here they are embraced with vigor, busy mating with humans and otherwise interfering with mortal affairs; sort of like the Greek and Roman divinities. If you are an old white male of a certain political bent, you might be upset, the bad guys (well, they’re not really that bad, they’re just complicated) are pale imperialists. (Disclaimer: I am an old white male of a certain political bent). You might want to Google “Sick Puppies Hugo Awards” to see some of the controversy associated with Jemisin. For me, every Jemisin book I’ve read has been pretty good (for another review, see The City We Became). ( )

(This review consists of multiple parts written as I finished each book within the full omnibus)

Book 1 (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms) was engaging and beautiful and so rich with world building and characters and everything I loved about The Broken Earth series. Looking forward to the second book - The Broken Kingdoms

Finished Book 2 (The Broken Kingdoms). As beautiful and entrancing as the first and yet so very different. Can't wait to see what Book 3 brings.

Finished The Kingdom of Gods (Book 3). Definitely weirder than the first two and in some ways more predictable. But still a beautiful and moving story and well worthy of concluding a wonderful trilogy. Now to read the final part of this collection - the follow-up novella The Awakened Kingdom.

The final novella was really sweet and enjoyable to read and a nice denouement to all the big explosive events of the trilogy. I reviewed each book as I finished it in my update notes on here and will try to go back and copy them all into this final review at some point so that my review of a 1400 page book isn't just a review of the last 150 pages. ( )

I don’t care for fantasy. This book, or rather book 1 of the trilogy, is a good example of why. I struggled for a long time to be interested, I always felt a bit lost, and I think it contributed to my reading slump. Slowly the characters grew on me, so I had to see it to the end. The characters are why I made this a pick rather than so-so. This book is well-loved by many, so I know it’s just my quirk about hard fantasy. ( )