The Inheritance Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)

The Inheritance Trilogy (not to be confused with The Inheritance Cycle) is a fantasy trilogy by N. K. Jemisin. The first book, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, and the trilogy itself has been nominated for several awards.

Yeine is half-Arameri and half-Darr. She is small with curly hair, and can sometimes be taken for a boy. She’s the chieftain, or ennu, of the Darre, which is a matriarchal society of warriors (reminiscent of the Amazons), until she is made a potential heir to the Arameri throne and put in charge of three other countries, all of them who are bigger than Darre. Because of her bluntness and Darre manners, she is called a barbarian by the Arameri.

Yeine is a resilient, independent woman. She’s learned to mask her emotions from the Darre people, but cannot fake friendliness and affection for those she does not like. She loathes the Arameri family, but will use Arameri tactics to protect those she loves. She treats the Enefadeh with respect unlike most of her kinsmen.

Because Enefa’s soul is within her body, she can hear the goddess’ voice and see visions. Even though everyone, including Nahadoth, expects Enefa’s soul to overtake her own, her soul defeats Enefa’s and she replaces the goddess with Enefa’s blessing.

N.K. Jemisin’s character study names her as impulsive and irrational (she obsesses over her mother’s murder even when she has other things to worry about), and not above hurting herself to get what she needs.

Nahadoth is the Nightlord, otherwise known as the god of night, chaos, and change. He was the first of the gods to exist. When Itempas murdered Enefa, he led his children in revolt against him, and was forced into a mortal body as a punishment. By day, he is "Naha," a tortured human. By night, however, he is free to become something close to what he once was. Nahadoth is shaped by the thoughts and expectations of those around him.

He is the father of Sieh, and loves Enefa, and later Yeine. It is implied that he’s seduced many Arameri, and when they finally whisper, “Nahadoth, do with me as you please,” he brings them so much pleasure that they die.

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