![]() I had been familiar with Kameron Hurley’s nonfiction but this is the first of her fiction that I’d laid my eyes on. There is a lot to this book, and if you enjoy reading it, you should probably go through it two or three times more for all the connections that the author hints at along the way. I’ll touch on a few of these as I go along, but here I’m just skimming the surface. ![]() ![]() The major characters (Lilia, Ahkio, Zezili, Roh, Taigan) and a number of secondary characters go through journeys of one kind or another, crossing boundaries, transgressing borders, and ending up far from where they started. The Mirror Empire is a dense book, full of details and intricate plotting. I’ll focus here on worldbuilding (that is, how the author makes the setting come alive) and some of the major characters and their journeys. In this review, like others I will do in the future, I will endeavor not to reveal too much of the plot. Here I took the plunge on a novel within a few weeks of its release. I generally buy books rather late after their release, on strong recommendations from friends or if reviews are generally good. The Mirror Empire, the first book in Kameron Hurley’s new Worldbreaker Saga, is one of the reasons that I started this blog. ![]()
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