![]() ![]() In his new role with the church, he finds himself called upon to use his ability to hear the memories of the recently dead to resolve contract disputes, investigate murders, and more. The Witness for the Dead follows Thara Celehar, the Witness Maia brought on in the first book to investigate the late emperor’s assassination. ![]() Often, it felt like showing trauma on-page was used as a substitute for characterization or growth. The archaic and dense courtly language that gave The Goblin Emperor its charm and delightful sense of otherness was also much reduced. ![]() It seemed to take the things I’d loved in The Goblin Emperor and watered them down, replacing the intensely character-focused narrative with a plot-focused one. Sadly, it did not capture that same spirit, though it did seem to try. I wanted to feel that same magic, rooting for an underdog character doing their best in a strange, mysterious, and often opaque new world. Reader, I desperately wanted this book to be The Goblin Emperor 2. I reread The Goblin Emperor before diving in, and I was primed for the continuation of those warm, optimistic feelings. I went into The Witness for the Dead with a full heart and high hopes. Thank you to Tor Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review! The Witness for the Dead will release on June 22nd, 2021. ![]()
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