Mistress of the Empire (Empire Trilogy, Bk. 3)
by Raymond Feist, Janny Wurts
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Author: Janny Wurts, Raymond FeistEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-04-01
ISBN: 0553561189
Number of pages: 688
Publisher: Spectra
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Book Review: Much more than I expected
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, I tend to be a little picky and choosy when getting new books to read. I had quicky devoured anything that had to do with Midkema, buying books one after another, and then I ran out of books. So I started looking around and noticed this series. I was a little dubious at first, I didn't think it was 1. possibly to create a story that combined all of the already know facts or 2. Create an entertaining story out of the seemingly flat and blase Tsurnani People. I mean in reality how much honor and code can you listen to before it getting really really old and 3. I was never a big fan of combining writers, thinking that Feist's style would be impaired by collaborating with someone else. I was wrong on all three counts.
This three book series is by far one of the most entertaining things I've read. I find it very refreshing to have a female heroine in a fantasy story. Not to mention the general lack of magic. Huge battles are not won by some spectacular magic display. They are won by incredible intelect and talent. The manuevering in this book is amazing, and all the twists and turns are fantastic. I never know what to expect next. You "know" the characters will prevail somehow, but I didn't find it to be the same predictable stuff you've read in a thousand other fantasy series. It is so far removed and the code of honor is so abstract that it is hard to predict anything that happens. These people aren't like you or I, they are completely unique and alien and it adds a new element to the story.
So yes, I was a bit reluctant to move over to the Tsurnani side of the story, but I am more than happy I did and I suggest you do to. If you do decide to read this series, you should probably read them after the riftwar books, but before the prince of blood and the serpantine war books. It will make the most sense then however you might feel a bit of a break hoping between worlds. They aren't integral to the midkema story so you can completely skip over them, but that is more or less where they are placed in the timeline.
Summary of Mistress of the Empire (Empire Trilogy, Bk. 3)
The world on the other side of the rift: Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies. Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy.Besieged by spies and rival houses, stalked by a secret and merciless brotherhood of assassins, the brilliant Lady Mara of the Acoma faces the most deadly challenge she has ever known. The fearsome Black Robes see Mara as the ultimate threat to their ancient power. In search of allies who will join her against them, Mara must travel beyond civilization's borders and even into the hives of the alien cho-ja. As those near and dear to her fall victim to many enemies, Mara cries out for vengeance. Drawing on all of her courage and guile she prepares to fight her greatest battle of all--for her life, her home, and the Empire itself.
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