The Witness for the Dead
The Witness for the DeadKatherine Addison
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The Witness for the Dead (2021)

Katherine Addison

Others: Positive

A standalone novel in the fantastic world of Katherine Addison's award-winning The Goblin Emperor. When young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had killed his father and half-brothers in The Goblin Emperor, he turned to an obscure resident of his court, a Witness for The Dead named Thara Celehar. Now, far from the court, Thara Celehar lives in quasi-exile, neither courtier nor prelate, serving the common people of the city. He lives modestly, communicating with the dead as is his duty. But his decency and fundamental honesty will not permit him to live quietly. Celehar will follow the truth wherever it leads him no matter who may be implicated in murder, fraud, or ancient injustices.

ISBN:
9780765387431
Length:
208 pages

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Reviews1

Kalanadi
Loved it

This is the long, long awaited companion to The Goblin Emperor and I adored it. I did a whole review of this where I talked about it in relation to The Goblin Emperor and how I think it is very different, but still just as satisfying and I'm so, so happy that there's already a sequel announced for it. This was another one that was a very emotional story, very touching and one that gave me all the feels and I felt so comfortable while reading and I think that says so much about last year, basically.