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Daughter of the Empire
- Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Book one in the magnificent Empire Trilogy by best-selling 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 deaths 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.
Critic Reviews
"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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- Gary B.
- 17-12-2016
great story. average narration
Narrator was too fast, Had to set to 95% to make it sound natural/right.
Also a minor annoyance was her narration seemed to be clipped every sentence (or two). like she recoded each sentence individually and they were put together. again the 95% speed helped with this.
Otherwise her voice and reading narration/different characterization was good.
*Addition* Think I may have downloaded this as one big file and that may have had something to do with the clipping. Either way the 95% play speed helped.
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- Daniel Martin
- 05-11-2020
Great
I read this series about 15 years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Doing it via audio now and it adds another layer to my imagination. Some people have reported negatively of the narrator, but I think she is doing an excellent performance. Especially with so many characters. I prefer.9x speed.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-11-2020
Gripping
I first read the Daughter of the Empire series many years ago and am glad to say that this novel was just as gripping the second time around as the first.
Tania has delivered a beautiful and exciting narration of one of my all time favourite stories.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-10-2020
Amazing
loved every moment the intrigue was some damn enjoyable highly recommend you wont be disappointed
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- MB
- 27-12-2018
Great Political Thriller
Raymond must contributed a great deal to the plot, creation of the characters and political intrigue, while Janny Wurts must have contributed to the actual writing and feminine story lines. They must have had a lot of fun working together on this intricate political story.
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- M. O'Neill
- 01-01-2018
let down by narrator
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I'd only recommend this audiobook to someone who's read the books before. I loved these books as a teenager but think it's let down by the narrator.
What aspect of Tania Rodrigues’s performance might you have changed?
A really good narrator will narrate characters' conversations in a natural conversational style, in this audiobook they come across more as each character is making an announcement to an audience. There's also not much difference between character voices.
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- Sally
- 29-05-2015
Wow!
This is my first time reading a Feist book & boy it was a fantastic ride. The book has an eastern/oriental feel & deals in matters of honour & expectations. That being said its not boring at all.
I loved they way Feist/Wurts revealed layers & layers of the characters & you got to know them over the course of the book. It was not a predictable story line & I enjoyed every pRt of the twisting & turning tale.
The main character Mara is very likeable but not in an obvious way. The storyline & narrating was so good I could almost see it playing out I my head like a movie. Tania (the narrator) was able to make subtle changes in her voice to reflect different characters without it sounding silly. I was definitely kept completely engaged in her storytelling.
I cannot wait to start the 2nd book in this series & have already marked Feist's Magician books to read after this series.
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- charley cox
- 10-10-2021
Peter Joyce would have done better
Would have been better if Peter Joyce had done this whole series. Tania lacks the passion to paint pictures with her words like Peter has, you can hear it in her voice.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-08-2021
not really what I signed up for
If you're looking a for a non magical, political intrigue tale then this is for you. If you're looking for a continuance of the Magician saga, you'll probably be disappointed.
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- Karen Loader
- 03-08-2020
Wonderful book
The joint effort by these authors is one of the best I have read loved the story line and intriguing and wonderful reader as well
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