Everybody seems to have been waiting for Martha Wells' newest novel, the fantasy Witch King (#1,166). It is definitely worth the wait! While for me, Murderbot will always be my favorite Wells character, Kai-Enna, Fourth Prince of the underearth, comes pretty close.
Kai is a demon awakened in a watery tomb by a lesser Expositor wishing to steal his powers. Needless to say, it does not go well for the sorcerer. The question is, how did Kai wind up there in the first place? And who put him there? The rest of the novel follows Kai's pursuit of the truth and his search for his companions across two timelines.
It's a nail-biting adventure story set in the varying well drawn kingdoms of a world conquered by the Hierarchs, a hitherto unknown people with seemingly omnipotent powers. Kai finds himself caught up in a nascent rebellion against his own instincts. The Past is prelude to the Future.
We have not seen the last of Kai and his interspecies cohort as they, like the crew of the starship Enterprise, set out to find new worlds and adventures. Looking forward to reading about them!
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