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Daughter of the Empire

By: Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts
Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues
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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 Action & Adventure Anthologies & Short Stories Dark Fantasy Epic Fantasy Fiction Survival Suspenseful

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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like a family that's returns totally captivating thank you for writing such a great series

the saga continues

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Have read this series before, and was delighted to find a narrator who suited the strong but young character of Mara. a series to be enjoyed many times over.

classic story read beautifully

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one of the best Raymond feist series, that he didn't even write...

The reader was pretty good.

Thoroughly enjoyable

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I loved this story, both the perspective from the other side of the rift wars to the complex machinations of the game of the Council. Underpinning this is the powerful female ruler, Mara, beautifully and compellingly narrated by Tania Rodrigues. Loved every word

Rich content delightfully narrated

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not keen on the narrator but the story was pretty good. disappointed there was no pug.

pretty good

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Loved that this had a strong female as tbe main character. Cant wait to start the next book.

Great book

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after the previous quartet i didn't expect to find another book with quite the same impact as magician. but it delivered on all accounts

better than I my high expectations

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I've loved these book since I was a teenager and read them many times. It was strange at first hearing name pronounced differently but once I got used to that I was engrossed as ever. Brilliant story that I wish could go on forever...

An all time favourite...

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great book, great series, good choice of reader. easy to listen to and follow, good to listen to at work.

great to reread

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Started with the Riftwar Trilogy and was worried about this heavy political plot of this trilogy.
I'm very, very happy that I decided to give it a go, this is a trilogy I'll always look back on fondly.
Acoma! Acoma! Acoma!

Hooked.

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