The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is the first installment of the Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. It follows Yeine Darr as the young woman returns to her mother's family, House Arameri, and discovers what lies beneath the surface of Sky. The book is told from Yeine's point of view.

House Arameri

 * Yeine, the protagonist of the book
 * Dekarta Arameri, the Lord of Sky and the ruler of the world. Yeine's grandfather.
 * Scimina Arameri
 * T'vril
 * Viraine Arameri, a Scrivener and one of Dekarta's courtiers.
 * Relad Arameri
 * Shahar Arameri, Itempas's most faithful priestess, the ancestress of the Arameri.
 * Lord Haker, a one-time ruler of the Arameri. Destroyed his home by accident, using the Enefadeh.

Gods

 * Nahadoth, god of Night, one of the Enefadeh
 * Sieh, trickster god, one of the Enefadeh
 * Zhakkarn, goddess of battle and bloodshed, one of the Enefadeh
 * Enefa
 * Itempas
 * Kurue, winged goddess of wisdom, one of the Enefadeh

Publication information
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was first published in February 2010 by Orbit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, and the Kindle edition came out on the same day. The Mass Market paperback was published in October 2010 by Orbit, and the Audible Audio edition was released in September 2010 by Brilliance Audio.