Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
****5.0****
First book of “The Empire Trilogy” is a wonderful book. I loved every inch of it.
This trilogy comes as a part of “Riftwar Cycle” and the preceding trilogy was set in a fantasy world like ours. But this one is set in Kelewan, the world that was opened as a result of a rift in the world.
Kelewan is ruled by Warlords and Warlords come in to ruling with winning “game of councils” or politics. Mara, has become the lady of Acoma recently as her Father and Brother both died in a battle. And it is up to her intelligence to stay alive and keep Acoma alive. She has to plot ahead if she and her house has to survive.
The lack of Female Characters in “The Riftwar Saga” is fulfilled here. The story revolves around a female ruler “Mara”. I loved the twists and the game of councils (as they call it). There is no magic but just politics and the game.
Strong characters and intelligent plot of politics makes this book very interesting. A Political Fantasy!!!
Happy Reading!!!