Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts - Daughter of the Empire

Pros: fast pace; some good characters; brings an interesting world to life
Cons: can be a bit overwhelming

Daughter Of The Empire is the first in a trilogy by two very talented writers. The collaboration of two literary giants, Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts, makes for highly rewarding reading. This series is loosely linked to Feist's famous Riftwar...

Pros: Compelling and exciting twist on the fantasy norm.
Cons: For the reader that only likes hack and slash campaigns, this might be have a bit too much story.

Pick up this book and you may not want to put it down until it has been read from cover to cover.

I enjoyed the earlier books by Raymond Feist, and fully expected another volume of good, solid fantasy writing. What I found in "Daughter of...

Pros: Writing style, robust fantasy world, deep and intriguing characters
Cons: None

Feist has managed yet again to create a world that seems
even more detailed and robust than our own. In the series
we find an ancient empire, tens of thousands of years old,
and steeped in tradition which has created an unbreakable
...

Pros: surprise ending is perfect for the story
Cons: can be hard to grasp the subtleties of the culture

Mara plays the Game, the great Game of Council, and the stakes are high: her life, and the lives of hundreds of warriors, servants and slaves who live only for the honor they have serving her family. If she fails, they will become outcasts and outlaws,...

Pros: Believable characters, excellent society building
Cons: There aren't more books in the series!

I read Daughter of the Empire because I loved Magician so much. After reading all kinds of books "in the tradition of" The Lord of the Rings, I still think of Magician as The Book That Changed All That for me. No longer did I assume fantasy was...

Pros: Captivating
Cons: NONE

After reading the Magician series by Raymond E. Feist, I could not wait for his next endeavor. I did not have to wait long as "Daughter of the Empire" was soon on the shelves at the stores.

At first I was reluctant, having had a...

Pros: Really good and easy read
Cons: none

I really enjoyed reading this book, and I recommend it to anyone above the age of 12. Another good book to read is Servant of the Empire. It is hard to recognise what the plot is without first reading the first book in the series: Magician. There is a...