{"id":7078557,"date":"2026-10-06T21:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7078557"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:38:16","slug":"the-orb-of-cairado-katherine-addison-lost-in-a-good-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7078557","title":{"rendered":"The Orb of Cairado \u2013 Katherine Addison \u2013 Lost In A Good Book"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Book Title:\u00a0<\/strong>The Orb of Cairado<\/p>\n

Series:<\/strong>\u00a0The Chronicles of Osreth (0.5 ?)<\/p>\n

Author:<\/strong>\u00a0 Katherine Addison<\/p>\n

Goodreads\u00a0Link<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/221288099-the-orb-of-cairado<\/a><\/p>\n

Release Date:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a01\/31\/25<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span>Rating: 5 out of 5.<\/span><\/div>\n

When I get a new book in this series I just want to lie in bed and marinate in it.<\/p>\n

Set in the world of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee The Goblin Emperor, The Orb of Cairado offers an unlikely hero in historian Ulcetha Zhorvena. Five years ago, Ulcetha was studying at the University of Cairado, working his way toward becoming a scholar first-class in the Department of History. Then a prize artifact disappeared and Ulcetha, deftly framed, was kicked out. Now he works for a crooked importer, using his knowledge of elven history to write provenances for the fake artifacts Salathgarad sells. When the airship Wisdom of Choharo explodes, killing the emperor and three of his four sons, it takes with it Ulcetha\u2019s best friend, Mara Lilana. But Mara leaves behind a puzzle\u2013the one thing Ulcetha can\u2019t resist. And the puzzle leads Ulcetha back to the Department of History\u2026and maybe the chance to clear his name. \u2013 Goodreads<\/em><\/p>\n

Such a short book, but as always, so engrossing. They usually feature a mystery of some sort, which is not solved through fast paced action, but through introspection and reasoning. The characters are surprising in their depth and the reader comes away with empathy for their inner struggles. <\/p>\n

This novella (or is it a short story?) is the same as the full length books in the series. I don\u2019t want to go into too much detail because with a short story you run the very real risk of spoiling something and that would be truly egregious. If you couldn\u2019t tell yet, I absolutely adore all of the books by this author and she is coming out with a new full length novel early next year. This will just keep me going until then. Maybe. <\/p>\n

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