4.4

The Poet Empress

von Shen Tao

Format:Hardcover

DELUXE EDITION―featuring gorgeous gilded edges, detailed endpapers, and beautiful case art under the book jacket!Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, The Song of Achilles and She Who Became the Sun.In the waning years of the Azalea Dynasty, the emperor is dying, the land consumed by famine, and poetry magic lost to all except the powerful.Wei Yin is desperate. After the fifth death of a sibling, with her family and village on the brink of starvation, she will do anything to save those she loves.Even offer herself as concubine to the cruel heir of the beautiful and brutal Azalea House.But in a twist of fate, the palace stands on the knife-edge of civil war with Wei trapped in its center...at the side of a violent prince.To survive, Wei must harden her heart, rely on her wit, and become dangerous herself. Even if it means becoming a poet in a world where women are forbidden to read—and composing the most powerful spell of all. A ballad of death...and love.The Poet Empress is an epic fantasy that explores darker themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for all readers. Please see the author's content note at the beginning of the book.

Romance
400 SeitenHardcover
Erschienen an: 2026-01-20

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4.4(27 ratings)
SofiaRezension von Sofia

tolles Fantasy standalone, das Gewalt und problematische Charaktere nicht romantisiert. Das Buch zeigt uns wie Macht die Menschen verändern kann und dass unsere zweigeteilte Vorstellung von Gut und Böse für das echte Leben nicht ausreicht. Leser*innen werden direkt in die Geschichte reingeworfen ohne viele Erklärungen, was das Lesetempo hebt. Ich hätte mir im Laufe der Geschichte dennoch mehr Informationen zum Magiesystem und auch der Welt gewünscht. Auch was mit dem weiblichen Nachkommen der Prinzen und Kaiser passiert wird nur in einem Nebensatz angedeutet. Nur als kleine Info: Romance kommt hier wirklich kurz bzw. ist fast nicht existent. Der Fokus liegt mehr auf politischen Intrigen und die Nachwirkungen von traumatischen Erlebnissen auf Menschen in Machtpositionen. Wer eine klassische Romantasy sucht wird eventuell enttäuscht.

BellaRezension von Bella

Ich kann gar nicht fassen, wie sehr mich dieses Buch mitgerissen hat. Habe es ursprünglich überhaupt erst auf meinem Radar gehabt, weil es fälschlicherweise als Romantasy kategorisiert wurde – was es nicht ist. Diese dunkle Fantasy enthält keine Romance. Normalerweise hätte ich gesagt, das ist für mich schon der erste Grund, das Buch nicht zu lesen oder ein Indiz dafür, es nicht mögen zu können. Aber wow. Ich bin richtig sprachlos darüber, wie gut ich dieses Buch fand. Ja, es ist brutal, ja, es ist grausam und man braucht auf jeden Fall das richtige Mindset, wenn man es liest. Aber bis zum Ende, wusste ich nicht, was geschehen würde, oder was ich überhaupt wollte, was geschieht. Wie die Protagonistin war ich so hin und hergerissen und fand, dass das Buch am Ende seinen perfekten Abschluss gefunden hat. Besser hätte ich mir ein Ende dieser Geschichte nicht vorstellen können. Die Autorin hat hier eine außergewöhnliche Welt geschaffen, ein spannendes und einzigartiges Magiesystem und wahnsinnig facettenreiche Figuren.

Cora Rezension von Cora

I picked up this book on a whim - it looked pretty and was available as a special edition for a reasonable price.... I did not expect to devour this book in a single day! It's well written, poetic and yet so easy to follow. Beautifully tragic in the best way possible.

kristina Rezension von kristina

This was quiet an emotional read and better than I expected but I had my problems with it. First, the fantasy aspect often disturbed the flow and emotional impact of the plot. When I started to feel inside an intense and serious scene, the description of whimsically looking animals (with flowers and leaves as fur) and floating blades really crushed my immersion. While the themes and setting felt very mature to me, the fantasy elements felt rather childish. Towards the end of the book fmc suddenly can see ghosts bc it easily gives her information she needs and moved the plot forward... So in my opinion, fantasy wasn't very necessary but sometimes an easy and quick way to get characters more powerful. (And maybe to sell the book not only in historical fiction but also in fantasy section that is more popular atm). The prose was also uninteresting, so no plus points for that from me. I'm also disappointed that we put so much value and depth into the main villain Terran, explored his past, but very little of his present. We got so little of his dialogue directly from him and not told or read from somewhere and he didn't even get last words before he died. (Yes I want the cringe prolonged scene where someone is bleeding from the mouth in the arms of another and tells one last truth/secret XD) His death was too sudden, too quick. Also, the way the author dodged writing a long impactful poem she hyped up throughout the book is funny, but disappointing XD

VerenaRezension von Verena

I’m not okay right now. I cried so much for that little boy. For the brothers. I’m heartbroken. I wanted to hate him — but in the end all I could think about was the little boy no one protected, and that they took away from him the one person who tried. Of course, that doesn’t excuse the terrible things he did… but still. Wei is a great and strong character and will be a really great empress. I loved the writing, the magic system, the world, and the story very, very much. -> If I am a star, Maro wrote that night, then let me burn. Let me burn and burn until the whole empire is devoured, along with all its corruption, its villainy, its rot. Let me burn and burn until this night is not remembered, nor this year, nor this dynasty, until even history is buried in ash. And then maybe green things would grow again. -> If a gentle child could turn into a monster, I thought, then surely a monster could become gentle again. -> He wanted to become a tree. He wanted to be grass. He wanted to be the clouds and the daylight, that little ant crawling among the wet blossoms. He wanted, most of all, to become air. -> “They should have protected you.” “Don’t think I won’t do it.” “You deserve to be safe.” “Say one more word—” “You deserve to be safe.” -> “Swords do not know the concept of hate. A sharp enough edge does not fear being deceived, and a strong enough weapon does not need to think to win.”

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