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by N. K. Jemisin


  7. Scrivener Pjors, in “The Limitations of Mortality” (Munae Scrivan, pp. 40–98), argues that no other mortals have been able to achieve comparable power, and therefore the Conspirators’ abilities clearly exceed the material. Consensus within the Scriveners’ College and Litaria holds that this is the purposeful doing of Our Lord, who intended that the Conspirators retain enough godly might to be of use in the aftermath of the Gods’ War.

  8. Family Notes, various, volumes 12, 15, 24, and 37.

  1. Interviewer’s note: “Enulai” (HR) is apparently a hereditary title among the Maro.

  2. Reference: The Survivors’ Provisional Council of Nimaro Territory issued an official pronouncement on behalf of their royal family (deceased), indicating that their people were henceforth to be known as “Maroneh,” not “Maro.”

  3. Interviewers’ note: The Gods’ War.

  4. Interviewers’ note: See Post-Cataclysm Maro: Census.

  5. Librarian’s note: Original transcript ends here. The message sphere recording is partially inaudible from this point on. There appears to be no damage to the sphere’s controlling script; however, consultation with scriveners suggests magical interference. I have transcribed the remainder of the interview as best I could.

  6. Librarian’s note: This transcript and sphere were misfiled by First Scrivener Y’li Arameri in the Library of Sky and thus lost for some 600 years. Recovered when an exhaustive search of the Library vaults was conducted per order of Lord T’vril Arameri.

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  Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Welcome

  The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms Chapter 1: Grandfather

  Chapter 2: The Other Sky

  Chapter 3: Darkness

  Chapter 4: Magician

  Chapter 5: Chaos

  Chapter 6: Alliances

  Chapter 7: Love

  Chapter 8: Cousin

  Chapter 9: Memories

  Chapter 10: Family

  Chapter 11: Mother

  Chapter 12: Sanity

  Chapter 13: Ransom

  Chapter 14: The Walking Dead

  Chapter 15: Hatred

  Chapter 16: Sar-enna-nem

  Chapter 17: Relief

  Chapter 18: The Oubliette

  Chapter 19: Diamonds

  Chapter 20: The Arena

  Chapter 21: First Love

  Chapter 22: Such Rage

  Chapter 23: Selfishness

  Chapter 24: If I Ask

  Chapter 25: A Chance

  Chapter 26: The Ball

  Chapter 27: The Ritual of the Succession

  Chapter 28: Twilight and Dawn

  Chapter 29: The Three

  Appendix 1: A Glossary of Terms

  Appendix 2: A Clarification of Terms

  Appendix 3: Historical Record; Arameri Family Notes volume 1, from the collection of Dekarta Arameri.

  Acknowledgments

  The Broken Kingdom Chapter 1: “Discarded Treasure” (encaustic on canvas)

  Chapter 2: “Dead Goddesses” (watercolor)

  Chapter 3: “Gods and Corpses” (oil on canvas)

  Chapter 4: “Frustration” (watercolor)

  Chapter 5: “Family” (charcoal study)

  Chapter 6: “A Window Opens” (chalk on concrete)

  Chapter 7: “Girl in Darkness” (watercolor)

  Chapter 8: “Light Reveals” (encaustic on canvas)

  Chapter 9: “Seduction” (charcoal)

  Chapter 10: “Indoctrination” (charcoal study)

  Chapter 11: “Possession” (watercolor)

  Chapter 12: “Destruction” (charcoal and blood, sketch)

  Chapter 13: “Exploitation” (wax sculpture)

  Chapter 14: “Flight” (encaustic, charcoal, metal rubbing)

  Chapter 15: “A Prayer to Dubious Gods” (watercolor)

  Chapter 16: “From the Depths to the Heights” (watercolor)

  Chapter 17: “A Golden Chain” (engraving on metal plate)

  Chapter 18: “The Gods’ Vengeance” (watercolor)

  Chapter 19: “The Demons’ War” (charcoal and chalk on black paper)

  Chapter 20: “Life” (oil study)

  Chapter 21: “Still Life” (oil on canvas)

  Appendix 1: A Glossary of Terms

  Appendix 2: Historical Record; First Scriveners’ notes, volume 96; from the collection of T’vril Arameri

  Acknowledgments

  The Kingdom of Gods Book One: Four Legs in the Morning Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Book Two: Two Legs at Noon Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Book Three: Three Legs in the Afternoon Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Book Four: No Legs at Midnight Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  CODA

  A Glossary of Terms

  Acknowledgments

  The Awakened Kingdom

  Extras Meet the Author

  A Preview of The Fifth Season

  Also by N. K. Jemisin

  Praise for the Inheritance Trilogy

  Praise for the Dreamblood Duology

  Orbit Newsletter

  Copyright

  Copyright

  The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.

  The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms copyright © 2010 by N. K. Jemisin

  The Broken Kingdoms copyright © 2010 by N. K. Jemisin

  The Kingdom of Gods copyright © 2011 by N. K. Jemisin

  The Awakened Kingdom copyright © 2014 by N. K. Jemisin

  Excerpt from The Fifth Season copyright © 2014 by N. K. Jemisin

  Cover design by Lauren Panepinto

  Cover photo © Arcangel-Images

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