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A review by neilsef
The Complete Empire Trilogy: Daughter of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire, Servant of the Empire by Janny Wurts, Raymond E. Feist
5.0
This trilogy follows a young girl, Mara, who becomes the ruling lady of her house following the deaths of her father and brother, which came about due to political scheming by another rival house.
Mara has to quickly learn how to play this political game, both to save her life and ensure the survival of her house. However, when she buys some Midkemian slaves she slowly comes to realise the detrimental effect that the political game and her cultures honour code are having on her society.
This spurs her to try and effect change which puts her in direct confrontation with the assembly of magicians.
I found this to be a fascinating and compelling read with characters whose fates pulled at my heartstrings, political schemes that were complex, action pieces that got the heart-pounding, magical battles that are stunning and world-building that is exquisite.
Mara has to quickly learn how to play this political game, both to save her life and ensure the survival of her house. However, when she buys some Midkemian slaves she slowly comes to realise the detrimental effect that the political game and her cultures honour code are having on her society.
This spurs her to try and effect change which puts her in direct confrontation with the assembly of magicians.
I found this to be a fascinating and compelling read with characters whose fates pulled at my heartstrings, political schemes that were complex, action pieces that got the heart-pounding, magical battles that are stunning and world-building that is exquisite.