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Daughter of the Empire

By: Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts
Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues
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Summary

Book one in the magnificent Empire Trilogy by bestselling authors Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts.

Enter the mysterious and exotic world of Kelewan…

Mara, the youngest child of the ancient and noble Acoma family, is about to take her pledge of servitude to the goddess Lashima when the ceremony is disrupted by news of her father and brother’s death in battle.

Despite her grief, as the only surviving member of her house, Mara must now take up the mantles of Ruling Lady. But she soon discovers betrayal at the heart of her family’s loss, and the Acoma’s enemies have brought her house to the brink of utter destruction.

Mara, an inexperienced political player, must draw on all her wit, intelligence and cunning to navigate the ruthless Game of the Council, regain the honour of House Acoma and secure the future of her family. But with assassins waiting around every corner, it might take everything Mara has simply to survive.

Daughter of the Empire is the magnificent first book in The Empire Trilogy by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts.

©1987 Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Critic reviews

“A gripping tale.”
The Times“

“Epic scope… vivid imagination… a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy.”
Washington Post

“Well-written… intelligent… intriguing.”
Publishers Weekly

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Intriguing Tale

I enjoyed the Riftwar Saga very much and was bereft once I’d finished the third book. At first, I struggled to get into it this new story partly because it was slow but mostly because I found the narrator’s voice to be a little flat and lacking enough energy and characterisation for some of the parts. However, it grew on me and after 4-5 chapters I found myself back into the that similar place of wanting to get to another point in my day when I could listen again.
Kelewan, it’s culture and politics are well imagined and this story within this world is very intriguing. You find yourself very much behind the heroine Mara and her journey towards the game but I struggled with the cliff hanging parts because I kind of knew in my mind that she would have to survive so it was more listening and waiting to find out exactly how.
So overall I thoroughly enjoyed this first book but not quite as much as The Magician.

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enjoyable

great story, shame the first hour is so bad you will want to quit the book, but stick with it. the only downside is the mixed emotion and sudden flip flop of mara and her actions. one moment strong followed by the expected release... then an explanation followed by a complete reversal of expectation and reason.

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Outstanding

first read the book 26 years ago and have reread it on countless occasions. Fabulous narration by Tanya Rodriguez brings the characters to life.

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Brilliant and exciting

well read and read and a joy to listen to. I have read the book before, but it is nice to listen to this while doing housework.
Raymond E. Feist is a brilliant author, and this is nicely tied in with his Crydee books. I am now also tempted to check out some of a Janny Wurts books too.

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awesome

If you have not read or listened to this trilogy then you simply have lived. A close call between this and Magician as my all time favourite book.

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This would be the rating .

What did you like most about Daughter of the Empire?

Where is jimmy and the crawlers it's messed up my whole series it's been 6 weeks since I wanted it . Please get it thanks

What was one of the most memorable moments of Daughter of the Empire?

The bit where the book was available to read

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Probably all of them

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Where am i

Any additional comments?

I want it

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the wheel turns

great to find a female protagonist on this series of books, Janny complements Raymond's writing to another facet to this Saga.

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Awesome, Well worth it

from start to end a fantastic book, loved every second of it. 5 stars, even if you've not listened or read magician, this will wanting more

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A great co-operation between authors.

I have to admit I liked this series of books a little more than the "Rift War Saga" though there was some cross over with that series happening. Feist & Wurts worked well together and the series seemed to me, not have the rough edges that Magician, Silverthorne & A darkness at Sethanon had. The characters are predominantly human with nary an Elf or for that matter (thank god) a thief to be seen, which made the series more, well, believable. (I know, a strange word to use in relation to works of fantasy...but) Personally I think Tania Rodrigues did a fantastic job in narrating all three books in the series. After all the central character in the series is a woman and to have a male reading the part would have just been ....odd. A great series and a good listen.

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What made the experience of listening to Daughter of the Empire the most enjoyable?

I read this trilogy years ago and it was just as good listening to it the second time around.

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