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I have died three times, and three times been reborn, though I am not yet twenty in the old earth years by which it is still the fashion to measure time.
This is the story of my three deaths, and my life between. My name is Khemri. Taken from his parents as a child and equipped with biological and technological improvements, Khemri is now an enhanced human being, trained an I have died three times, and three times been reborn, though I am not yet twenty in the old earth years by which it is still the fashion to measure time.
Taken from his parents as a child and equipped with biological and technological improvements, Khemri is now an enhanced human being, trained and prepared for the glory of becoming a Prince of the Empire.
Not to mention the ultimate glory: should he die, and be deemed worthy, he will be reborn Which is just as well, because no sooner has Prince Khemri graduated to full Princehood than he learns the terrible truth behind the Empire: there are ten million princes, and all of them want each other dead. Get A Copy. More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about A Confusion of Princes , please sign up.
Is this a stand alone novel? Can I get a rating on this book? Like G-R on a movie scale. I'm trying to see if this is too mature of a gift for a preteen. Barbara Douglas Certainly no worse than PG 12 in the British system , and a good book for young teens to read as they try to sort out what love and responsibility …more Certainly no worse than PG 12 in the British system , and a good book for young teens to read as they try to sort out what love and responsibility really mean.
See all 3 questions about A Confusion of Princes…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of A Confusion of Princes. Shelves: aus-nz , , 3 , ya , starred , sci-fi. Let me clarify this statement a little further. Garth Nix's newest novel brought back the memories of the best parts of these books and movies, because I am certainly a fan of neither Orson Scott Card nor Robert A.
Heinlein or campiness, bigotry and misogyny. What attracted me to all these stories and why reading A Confusion of Princes was such a positive experience for me, was, first and foremost, space travel and space military schools these settings just never get old for some reason , then mild interplanetary politics and intrigue, and, finally, rich world-building you know, the type where everything is described in long words and titles and you feel smarter just by learning what Mektek is or what the Aspect of the Emperor's Discerning Hand does.
A lot of male-written fantasy and SF is preoccupied with this idea of "the chosen one" and his journey to acquire power and his subsequent choice of how to use this power. A Confusion of Princes roughly follows the same plot trajectory, so in terms of plot I can't say Nix invents anything mind-blowing or original here.
But like with Dune, for example, I found myself utterly fascinated by the world in which Nix set his novel. I just love the idea of the universe run by a mysterious and almost omnipresent Emperor who picks, chooses and grooms millions of Princes so that they are prepared to governs His Empire.
Khemri is one of the Princes. He is removed from the lowly regular population, he is an enhanced being in possession of psychic powers, vast knowledge, physical prowess and an opportunity to be reincarnated over and over again. His primary occupation is to lead and to fight for power. Khemri's view on his destiny changes, however, when he is forced to get a taste of regular, unprivileged life Even though I found this story very readable and interesting, I'd say that, structurally, I am not sure it is as good as it could have been.
I don't know if Nix struggled with finishing this story, my guess is he did and he probably got stuck somewhere in the middle of the book, because that's where A Confusion of Princes sort of shifts gears, and the transition from Khemri-the Prince to Khem-gets-a-taste-of-normal-life is not very smooth or fully believable while reading this novel I momentarily experienced a Blood Red Road deja vu, that book also changed course half-way.
The second part is not developed enough, IMO, which includes not only Khem's too quick ideological transformation, but also the romance which has a very distinct whiff of insta If anyone had asked me how to improve this novel, I'd have said - cut the princely experiences shorter and make ordinary experiences longer and more meaningful. Still, like with Blood Red Road , I mostly was able to overlook this weakness and fully immerse myself in the book.
Now, to the most unpleasant part of my review. Here is a series of A Confusion of Princes covers that I really, really like. Notice the progression, from UK to US, with the face of the hero becoming smaller and smaller, and even when it is large enough to see the features, it is still partially obscured? Here it goes: This is how Khemri speaks of his own appearance: There were five female and three male Princes, and we all looked quite different.
There was a lot of variation in skin, hair, and eye color, ranging from the darkest black, dark-haired, ebony eyes of Prince Aliadh to the orange-tinted skin and yellow eyes of Prince Fyrmis, who as was not unusual for some planets, had no hair at all. My own brown skin and black eyes were pretty much in the middle of the pack. My hair at that time was long and tied back in a queue, though later when I became more aware of Imperial fashions, which primarily consisted of the aping of old Earth customs, I had it shaved save for a strip in the middle, a hairstyle called a mohuck for reason that had not survived the march of history" p.
Maybe I am being a tad paranoid, but I am quite convinced that the face of the hero received this treatment from bluish tint of the UK cover to virtually impossible to see on US cover because of Khemri's natural coloring.
I even think that tinting of faces to conceal their actual non-white color is the "in" way to go about whitewashing covers. Certainly, it won't be the first time when it happened.
What I want to say, though, is that, it appears, YA authors are willing to make their characters diverse. It's the publishers who go above and beyond to hide this diversity. What do you think, dear readers, am I being paranoid? Or am I onto something?
View all 33 comments. I just looked this book up and realized I had read it already?? I remember nothing. Does this ever happen to you??? View all 12 comments. I was really looking forward to this book, so perhaps that's why I was a bit disappointed: expectations too high? Khemri, our narrator, tells us straight up that he has died three times, and that this is the story of those deaths "and my life between.
The story is that of Khemri learning that much of what he knows about being I was really looking forward to this book, so perhaps that's why I was a bit disappointed: expectations too high? The story is that of Khemri learning that much of what he knows about being a Prince is wrong, or at least wrong-headed.
He learns this while avoiding being killed - usually not because of his own wits - and while gradually coming to terms with the realities of the Empire. He has a wise, enigmatic Master of Assassins by his side and the novel includes a bonus short story that gives just a little more insight into Haddad's character , and while he does die a few times the first time isn't until he's actually learnt some things, which is a plus.
The overall story is fairly enjoyable. The twists and turns in Khemri learning how the Empire actually works, as opposed to how he has been taught that it does, is generally well played, although not especially original; there were only a couple of times I was genuinely surprised. I enjoyed the idea of the Princes all vying to be the next Emperor and how that might play out when there are ten million of them, mostly bloodthirsty or at the very least ruthless.
And the world building was particularly interesting. Truth be told, it was the world building that really kept me reading. The combination of Mektek, Bitek and Psitek is wonderfully intriguing - how an empire could get to the point where all three are valued, and used, and used in conjunction is fascinating. The idea of the Empire itself was There is some explanation of what it means to be Emperor by the end of the story, but still not really anything about why it is an empire that rules this sprawling, mostly-human conglomeration of planets; nor why or how it was decided that Princes ought to be sought from the general population.
I really liked this aspect, but it still was confusing about why it was there in the first place, if not simply as a narrative device. Sadly, it was an aspect of the world building that really, really grated on me and meant that even if the story had been glorious, I would still not have been in love with this book.
Princes get mind-programmed thralls: butlers, valets This aspect of Khemri's life, and the fact that throughout all of his adventures he basically accepts this as his due, revolted me.
If there had been some questioning of this 'right' for Princes, if there had been some interaction with a thrall that indicated they had awareness and Khemri wondered about them, I could perhaps have swallowed a bitter pill and taken this for an aspect of a hinted dystopia.
But there isn't. Instead, we have slaves, who have been programmed, conditioned , to serve their master and be incapable of rebelling. This, I cannot accept. On a different note, Khemri is your Perceval-type character.
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A Confusion of Princes is a young adult novel written as a standalone space opera by author Garth Nix. The book was published on May 15, by HarperCollins. The novel takes place in an intergalactic empire, run by an aristocracy of highly trained and telepathic individuals called princes. These princes are screened by the empire and taken away from their families at a young age, then trained in isolation until they reach adulthood. Each prince is supported by a staff of priests, who can telepathically communicate with the princes. The story introduces Khemri, a Prince, as he finishes his training and reaches adulthood. Khmeri believes he is destined for a life of luxury and freedom, however, within moments of leaving his home, he barely manages to survive several assassination attempts with the help of his first priest, called the Master of Assassins.
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It seemed like a good idea at the time. Back in , Garth Nix, best-selling author of fantasy novels such as Sabriel and Lord Sunday , teamed up with his old friend Phil Wallach to create an online game. They decided to make it a tie-in for a novel that Nix was working on, A Confusion of Princes. He has written articles for gaming magazines such as White Dwarf , Multiverse and Breakout! He and Wallach funded development of their game, Imperial Galaxy , out of their own pockets, and produced a beta version that attracted 30, players. Without further investment, the project fizzled. The beta is still online at ImperialGalaxy.
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A grand adventure that spans galaxies and lifetimes, A Confusion of Princes is also a page-turning thriller, a tender romance, and a powerful exploration of what it means to be human. From the fertile imagination of Garth Nix, internationally bestselling author of the Old Kingdom and Keys to the Kingdom series. Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since , but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. More than five million copies of his books have been sold around the world, they have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today and his work has been translated into 42 languages. His most recent book, Frogkisser! A Confusion of Princes Garth Nix. Download cover.
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