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My absolute favorite book from my absolute favorite author. This is Garth Nix's only book in a Sci-fi/'futuristic' setting(Not including Shade's Children). The rest is mainly fantasy adventures, which I enjoy too, but not as much as this book.

Interesting tidbits:
-The book was written along-side a web-based game in the same world. Unfortunately, the site seems to be mostly non-functional now, and it's difficult to create an account.
EDIT: Actually, the site is down completely now. What a shame.

-The main character (Prince Khemri), is actually black skinned. For some reason, none of the book covers actually show that fact, although some book covers don't show Khemri at all.

-There's a short story about Haddad in the story collection 'TO HOLD THE BRIDGE', as well as an additional story in the ABHORSEN universe. I haven't read them, but I'm sure they're great.


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A Confusion of Princes Garth Nix Books Reviews

This book feels a bit like Dune meets Hitchhiker's Guide. This world is ruled by The Emperor who guides the Imperial Mind, which gives orders to the Princes of The Empire. The Empire is huge and filled with different "tek" (Bitek - biological technology, Mektek - mechanical technology, and Psitek - mental technology), but we follow just one person in it, Prince Khemri. In fact, this book is Prince Khemri's biography.

The story is a first person narrative about the life of Prince Khemri, starting with what he imagines must have been his early childhood. He doesn't know what exactly happened because he was taken from his parents at a very young age and altered both physically and mentally to become a Prince of the Empire. Princes are altered to be stronger, faster, and smarter than the regular Imperial citizens. There are millions of Princes, but only one Emperor, and Prince Khemri starts out aspiring to one day be that Emperor.

Throughout the book, the Prince comes to realize that the world is not what he was brought up to believe. His experiences force him to really look at the world around him, and make some tough decisions about how he wants to live his life. Does he want to be a cog in the Imperial system, or is it possible for a Prince to be something more?

I hope to see more stories written in this world. I love the people, the tek, and the plots. I found myself chuckling in parts at the sarcastic/dry humor. It is wholly on the sci-fi end of sci-fi/fantasy, but not in such a way that "normal" people can't enjoy it.
I really enjoyed Garth Nix's departure from his usual fantasy fare. His worldbuilding is A+, as usual. I hope he writes more in this universe, as I found it compelling and interesting. The way he interprets/divides technology is fascinating.

I also enjoyed his usual tropes ('how important is family', 'what is power/what is power good for') interpreted in a new world.

Finally, I seriously enjoyed that this was a science fiction book that didn't feel the need to give every character a POV.

(I have given it four/five stars despite the glowing review because it reads as a YA novel, in that it's somewhat juvenile. Still, very enjoyable.)
Garth Nix is a master at world building and storytelling and this novel is no exception. I’m a huge fan of his Old Kingdom series and picked up this novel on that basis alone and I was not disappointed!

The story is set in the Empire, spanning galaxies and ruled by a single Emperor who directs the Imperial Mind, to which all Princes are connected. As mentioned, the world building is expertly done; Garth Nix is able to create an immense and interesting setting for the story.

The protagonist is Khemri, a Prince of the Empire and the story is told from his perspective.

One thing I really enjoyed about this book is the character growth. At the start, Khemri is both entitled and ignorant, believing that the world will simply fall at his feet. However, events conspire against him and he quickly learns that the world he’s entering is both dangerous and complicated. The way Khemri responds is what makes him likable – he is in no way perfect – he makes mistakes, but he learns from them. And add to all of this, Khemri is charming and seriously funny – able to point out his own shortcomings.

This novel is very different to Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom series – I would classify it more as science fiction than fantasy – but don’t let that put you off, it is just as amazing and a highly recommended read.
My absolute favorite book from my absolute favorite author. This is Garth Nix's only book in a Sci-fi/'futuristic' setting(Not including Shade's Children). The rest is mainly fantasy adventures, which I enjoy too, but not as much as this book.

Interesting tidbits
-The book was written along-side a web-based game in the same world. Unfortunately, the site seems to be mostly non-functional now, and it's difficult to create an account.
EDIT Actually, the site is down completely now. What a shame.

-The main character (Prince Khemri), is actually black skinned. For some reason, none of the book covers actually show that fact, although some book covers don't show Khemri at all.

-There's a short story about Haddad in the story collection 'TO HOLD THE BRIDGE', as well as an additional story in the ABHORSEN universe. I haven't read them, but I'm sure they're great.