As the first instalment of The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms introduces Yeine Darr, who from birth has been outcast from the ruling family of Sky due to being the product of an unsanctioned, biracial marriage. After her mother's mysterious death, Yeine is summoned back to the city of Sky, where she is named one of the king's three heirs. To officially earn the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Yeine must prove her worth, but with the Enefadah gods on her side, the odds are in her favour.