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Mara constantly risks death or destruction with every scheme planned and word uttered. It’s the complete opposite, the stakes are dangerously high throughout the entire book, and not a page ever feels like they’re wasted. That said, it is immensely important to note that Daughter of the Empire was never boring. And by the nature of politics, it often means there’s a lot of scheming and talking these are indeed true to this novel as well. “Who is to be more feared, one who acts from ambition or one who acts for the needs of survival?”Īs you can probably guess, Daughter of the Empire is a political-heavy novel. And this is one of the reasons why the book is incredibly brilliant. This is a terrible and harsh responsibility for Mara she has no experience in politics, and yet the Game of Council is the deadliest contest of politics in the Empire. Despite her grief, Mara now has to take up the mantle of the Ruling Lady of the Acoma and participate in the ruthless Game of Council. However, the ceremony is disrupted by news of her father and brother’s death in battle. The story in Daughter of the Empire follows Mara Acoma, the youngest child of the ancient and noble Acoma family, who is about to take her pledge of servitude to the goddess Lashima. It would be beneficial, of course, but not mandatory there are only a few really small cameos from Magician. Riftwar: Empire is a spin-off-and second-series in the Riftwar Cycle, and I don’t usually say this, but I don’t think you need to read Riftwar Saga to enjoy reading this one. For the future, if you continue it is right that you should remember.”ĭaughter of the Empire is the first book in Riftwar: Empire trilogy by Raymond E.
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“If you would engage in the Game of Council, woman, you must know that the pieces you manipulate are flesh and blood.
#RAYMOND E FEIST DAUGHTER OF THE EMPIRE SERIES#
Let me make it clear once more I disliked Magician, and I couldn’t even force myself to continue to Silverthorn, but this? It’s easily one of the finest starts to a series I’ve read. However, Feist himself mentioned in the acknowledgment of Magician that Janny Wurts made this trilogy so much better I believe him, and I’ll elaborate more on this later. Now, I’m not sure whether the significant increase in quality is due to Feist’s improvement as a writer or whether this is because of Wurts’s collaboration it could be both. This book triumphed over Magician in every possible way. Feist, I was equally excited and terrified of reading Daughter of the Empire. Considering the disappointment I felt from reading Magician by Raymond E. I am seriously shocked by how good this was. Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Classic Fantasyĭaughter of the Empire is a magnificent page-turning political intrigue with an amazing heroine to root for. Series: The Riftwar: Empire (Book #1 of 3), The Riftwar Cycle (Book #5 of 31)