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Summary: THIS IS REAL!!!
Review: I've read Feist before... and while I enjoyed him, I never found him to be a 'stand above the rest' author. This book however has completely changed that! This book si about one woman's determination to have her revenge, and to SURVIVE. Her passion for that one goal is admirable, and shocking in its intensity. I was amazed at how fast I wanted to reach the conclusion, and the ending, while keeping you begging for more has enough power to leave you feeling satisfied. A very powerful book.
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Summary: I want to have sex with this book!!!
Review: This book started of a little slow andI was nearly about tostopreading.Itsa good thing i didn't because it was one of the best dam books I've ever read. Another in the line of great books by Feist. I enjoyed it in a different way than the rest of his books, It had a more realistic viewpoint to it. You could see the cultures of the people form the other side of the Rift comparable to many in history. The charachter being a female gave it an edge over the other books because it gave us a look at the desires of a young woman as opossed to previous books where it was always shown from the men view. I only giveit a 9 because I can't give the next two books an Eleven, they followed up the story and made a great series worth reading again, and again.
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Summary: If this is fantasy, I don't want to come back to reality!
Review: Feist and Wurts combine their respectable talents to create an exotic fantasy world that is so realistic, you can virtually taste and see. When her enemies destroy her brother and father through treachery, Mara is forced to rule an endangerd house and overcome insurmountable obstacles to assure the survival and honor of her family. This is the ultimate "feel-good" tale of good battling evil in epic proportion. I would recommend they place a warning on the book, "Caution, this story is highly addictive. Reading it late at night may prevent sleep".
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Summary: Refreshingly Exotic!
Review: Daughter of the Empire is undoubtedly one of Fieist's and Wurts' great works of fantasy. Together they bring the world of Kelewan to all of its exotic vividness. Mara's world, riddled with the political intrigues of the "game of the council" comes to life in a rich tapestry of colors, tastes, aromas, and sounds. Magnificent!
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Summary: The Best Triology ever written
Review: I have read these books twice, and everytime I look at them in my bookshelf, I want to read them again. The story is brillant. The last time I read it was a year ago, but I can remember the story, like I am reading it now.
I always feel like I want to be in Mara shoes, to help her, Guide her, and share the good times with her. She always risked everything she had to survive. She gained the respect & love of others. If more people today were like her, the world might be different.
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Summary: Great, too good to be just 'Fantasy'
Review: Superb book, Mara is a truly brilliant character who develops smoothly throughout the novel, she makes mistakes as she goes through but learns from them. Her character develops in a very smooth way.
This book shys away from the cliched use of magic to solve all the characters problems and concentrates on the characters strengths and weaknesses to solve the problems
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Summary: If I could say it all in one line I'd be a genius...
Review: What can I say about this story that can possibly beat reading it yourself? The characters and world is so real, for a few days I had to supress urges to go down the nearest hole and talk to a cho-ja... If you're looking for a book that'd make you lose touch with reality, I guess you don't have to look that far after all..
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Summary: First of the 3 most readable books I've ever enjoyed.
Review: Daughter of the Empire... Raymond Feist and Janny Wurts start
this best-of-breed series in a shocking way, starting the drama from
page one.
This represents one of the first truly believable female roles
I've read, and it's a rock solid, incredibly worthy representation
of why Fantasy has come so far in the past several decades. It's the best
of fiction and the finest of fantasy. I highly recommend this winner. --The BilFish
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I have read all of Feist's books MANY times and this series is easily one of my favorites. After reading the Riftwar Saga series it was great to read these books to get a look at life on the other side of the Rift. The Tsurani culture is rife with politcal intrigue and bloody deeds and there is never a dull moment. The story's heroine, Lady Mara, is a refreshing switch from the usual and we see her grow from a shy unsure young girl to a strong intelligent player of the Great Game. The book will have you turning pages to see where the next asassins blade will come from and what ingeneous plan Mara will come up with to save the Acoma from obliteration. The entire series is worth reading again and again.
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Summary: Engaging on Tsurani side of the Rift
Review: Daughter of the Empire...
Mara of the Acoma is the perfect protagonist in a highly traditionalized Tsurani society. The writers have created a character that is both realistic and sympathetic. Her actions, though appearing cold and heartless, were for self and family preservation... Her ability to escape plots against her by her sworn enemy Lord Jingu of the Minwanabi showed intelligence and immeasurable cunning and military strategy not normally found in literary heroines.
Every facet of this story from the description of the estates of the rich and slums of the cities to the style and traditions of the peasants are covered in great detail. Honour and tradition set the scene for the great game of the Empire where murder is accepted as a way of life.
A compelling read, that led me to read both Servant and Mistress of the Empire.
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