I like how Katherine Addison continues to build her strange fantasy steampunk world. She’s not even that emotional but Thara is so introverted that she still comes off as a refreshing change of pace. She provides a much needed contrast to Thara’s stoic and conflict-adverse nature. I think The Grief of Stones is slightly better than Witness for the Dead because we introduce Thara Celehar’s apprentice, Velhiro Tomasaran, who is a young widow that has recently come into her own power to communicate with the dead. Thara soon finds himself investigating a school for young girls, the insidious new technology called photography, and more. In this case, a beloved noblewoman heavily involved in the education of young girls has died mysteriously, and an autopsy confirms it was poisoning. Thara Celehar has been continuing his work in the city of Amalo when he finds himself recruited for yet another murder investigation. It is his job to talk to the dead and give them justice if they have any lingering regrets. All three books are set in the same universe, but this is only the second installment of the adventures of Thara Celehar, Witness for the Dead. THE GRIEF OF STONES by Katherine Addison is the third installment of The Goblin Emperor series as well as the second in The Cemetaries of Amalo series.
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