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Summary: The trilogy continues
Review: Mara of the Acoma, in trying to extend her family's wealth and prestige in the Empire, buys Midkemian slaves at the market. Falling in love with the slave Kevin, opens her eyes to how unstable Tsurani Society really is.
Raymond Feist and Janny Wurts continue to work dynamically together to create a series that is exciting and challenging. Though there is more heart stopping action in conparison to Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire concentrates on the romance between Ruler and slave, leaving it not as gripping as the first. However saying this, Servant of the Empire is still a very recommendable book and had me pursuing Mistress of the Empire.
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Summary: Haiku Review
Review: More Mara intrigue.
Same enemies, different names.
At least Pug shows up.
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Summary: A tearjerker
Review: Once again, the Feist-Wurts team has created a beautiful masterpiece. Feist supplies the intricate fantasy setting, and Wurts tells the tale from a woman's perspective. Fearfully, I actually began to view Mara of the Acoma as my own personal hero! Time to take a break and ground myself in reality. But truth to tell, Janny Wurtz has struck an admirable balance between strength, beauty, and self-improvement. The Feist-Wurtz heroine is a more realistic one than is often seen on the fantasy shelves, as the progression of the story lies as much in her own development as in the plot. Forgoing the traditional "sword and sorcery" formula, this book may well be a fiction novel from another world.
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Summary: THIS IS A FANTASTIC BOOK !
Review: Servant Of The Empire is truly an inspirational book without a doubt.The characters especially Lady Mara Of The Acoma , never have I met a very strong character before , for her dedication to the Empire.Even through all the pain she had suffered , losing Nacoya for she was above all a mother to Mara and Kevin , the love of her life. However I am very eager to read the continuation of this FANTASTIC book very very much.
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Summary: At her best!
Review: That arguably the two best fantasy/SF writers work on this Saga, makes it little wonder that this is truly an exceptionally well written saga.
It truly becomes an honour and privilidge to be able to read their works! A must for the collection!
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: The death of the Lord of the Minwanabi didn't end the blood feud. In fact, successors intensified it. The rivalry between House Minwanabi and House Acoma would be played out from the estates to the distant lands of Tsubar far across the Southern Sea to the Holy City of Kentosani.
However, the Game of the Council becomes more intense, and even more dangerous when one of the Great Ones loses his temper and the Emperor himself involves himself in the Game.
The Game will return to Kentosani and the result will mean that the Empire will never be the same.
The story is well written and even when one thinks the climax of the story is on the way, there is more coming. This is a book you can't put down and will want to read to the end. Don't miss a word, or you may miss something.
These authors really present a compelling story, something that rivals the best series' of the genre.
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Summary: A book that once you pick it up, you can't put it down
Review: The detailed story of Kevin falling in love with Mara is detailed in the extreme. The change which Mara udergoes is amazing. The detailed explanation of a culture both beautiful and ugly is amazing. Since starting to read this book I have become possesed,I go to great lenghths to get its' various continuations and and its counterpart Midkemean continuations. I just wish that in the Midkemean editions you would mention what is going on in Kelewan.(you only mentioned it in "The King's Buccaneer" so far) It is very difficult to try to figure out the various figures ages,and nearly impossible to find out if Mara or Kevin are alive still.
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Summary: One of the 2 best Feist novels
Review: The only one of Feist's novels that I have read 4 times, Servant of the Empire is a brilliant balance of politics that would make anything on earth seem like a nursery game, and an emotional upheaval in a woman who for the first time sees the injustices of the society she has been brought up to love before all other things. Along with A Darkness at Sethanon, this novel is Feist's best. After the tragedies of the Riftwar, any story that can make me relate to the Tsurani more than the people of the kingdom has to be amazing. Another Empire novel would be a dream come true!
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Summary: The Lady in love with a barbarian slave?
Review: This book is a great follow-up to the "Daughter of the Empire". How can it get any better? Add in an envious ally wishing revenge upon his dead brother, a blood pact with the Red God, sneaky enemies, and an intelligent plot to bring down the Lady's house around her feet. If that's not enough, tie in the fact that the Lady finally finds that there is gentle men in the world... even if they might be a simple barbarian slave. Or perhaps the barbarian isn't so simple minded after all?This book continues where The Daughter of the Empire left off, and builds upon the empire of the Acoma and their still growing rise to power. But we all know what happens if a house rises too fast in the eyes of the five most powerful houses... My ownly complaint with this book is that the chapters are WAY TOO LONG. I like to finish a chapter before bed, but with this book I could be up till dawn working on the 50 to 60 page chapters :)
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Summary: The Lady in love with a barbarian slave?
Review: This book is a great follow-up to the "Daughter of the Empire". How can it get any better? Add in an envious ally wishing revenge upon his dead brother, a blood pact with the Red God, sneaky enemies, and an intelligent plot to bring down the Lady's house around her feet. If that's not enough, tie in the fact that the Lady finally finds that there is gentle men in the world... even if they might be a simple barbarian slave. Or perhaps the barbarian isn't so simple minded after all? This book continues where The Daughter of the Empire left off, and builds upon the empire of the Acoma and their still growing rise to power. But we all know what happens if a house rises too fast in the eyes of the five most powerful houses... My ownly complaint with this book is that the chapters are WAY TOO LONG. I like to finish a chapter before bed, but with this book I could be up till dawn working on the 50 to 60 page chapters :)
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