The Witness for the Dead: Book One of the Cemeteries of Amalo Trilogy
Written by Katherine Addison
Narrated by Liam Gerrard
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
"At once intimate and literally operatic, it's everything I love about Katherine Addison's writing, in ways I didn't know to expect. I loved it." —John Scalzi
Katherine Addison returns to the glittering world she created for her beloved novel, The Goblin Emperor, in this stand-alone sequel
When the young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had set the bombs that killed his father and half-brothers, he turned to an obscure resident of his father’s Court, a Prelate of Ulis and a Witness for the Dead. Thara Celehar found the truth, though it did him no good to discover it. He lost his place as a retainer of his cousin the former Empress, and made far too many enemies among the many factions vying for power in the new Court. The favor of the Emperor is a dangerous coin.
Now Celehar lives in the city of Amalo, far from the Court though not exactly in exile. He has not escaped from politics, but his position gives him the ability to serve the common people of the city, which is his preference. He lives modestly, but his decency and fundamental honesty will not permit him to live quietly. As a Witness for the Dead, he can, sometimes, speak to the recently dead: see the last thing they saw, know the last thought they had, experience the last thing they felt. It is his duty use that ability to resolve disputes, to ascertain the intent of the dead, to find the killers of the murdered.
Celehar’s skills now lead him out of the quiet and into a morass of treachery, murder, and injustice. No matter his own background with the imperial house, Celehar will stand with the commoners, and possibly find a light in the darkness.
Katherine Addison has created a fantastic world for these books – wide and deep and true.
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books
Katherine Addison
KATHERINE ADDISON’s short fiction has been selected by The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror and The Year’s Best Science Fiction. The Goblin Emperor won the 2015 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and was a finalist for the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy Award. The Angel of the Crows was nominated for the 2021 Locus Award. As Sarah Monette, she is the author of the Doctrine of Labyrinths series and co-author, with Elizabeth Bear, of the Iskryne series. She lives near Madison, Wisconsin.
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The Witness for the Dead: Book One of the Cemeteries of Amalo Trilogy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Grief of Stones: Book Two of the Cemeteries of Amalo Trilogy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
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Reviews for The Witness for the Dead
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It’s a detective story Based in the world of the Goblin Emperor (highly recommended) and a sequel centering on the witness for the dead character. I wish it had more about the emperor but it’s still very satisfying and interesting. She’s a great writer.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5AudioBooks by Katherine Addison are in my top 3 for enjoyment. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED