The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

I was in a book shop and picked up this book on a whim with a few others and am I happy I did. This is one of those books that I could not put down. The world-building and the backstory is something that has always drawn me into a good fantasy book, and this is one of those times where I wish it were a little longer. N K Jemison creates a mythology that you want to know more about, and learning each little tidbit confuses you but drags you in to want to figure out more about it. Did I think this was the best world building story I have ever read, no, but it kept me wanting to come back to read it and that in itself makes it a book I know I really enjoyed.