The first volume in a companion trilogy to
Raymond E. Feist’s Riftwar Saga, and co-authored by Janny Wurtz, it tells a
story from the other side of the Rift.
Mara of the Acoma is forced to leave behind
the life of a novice in the priesthood of the goddess Lashima, after the deaths
of her father and brother. Many
more of the family’s forces have been killed, betrayed during battle by the
Minwanabi, a rival clan and long-time enemies of the Acoma.
Vulnerable both physically and politically,
Mara survives an immediate assassination attempt, which takes place during the
ritual of mourning, in the heart of the Acoma estate, a place where none other
than the blood of the Acoma should set foot. Reeling from grief at the loss of her family, and the
desecration of the place of mourning, Mara realises that she needs to rely on
the advice of her military commanders, and also that she must do things she
finds repugnant in order to survive.
Mara makes allies in unexpected places,
both with so-called ‘grey warriors, men who have been disgraced and outcast
from the families they served, and a queen of the Cho-ja, an insectoid species,
great warriors and artisans, who have the potential to aid the Acoma both
financially and militarily.
Mara chooses to marry the youngest son of
the Anasati lord, Buntokapi, a loutish oaf, or so everyone thinks. But in fact he is a strong military
leader. It is only as a person that he is lacking. He abuses Mara, forcing her
to submit to his wishes, and he is inept as a ruling lord, far more suited to
the battlefield, as the blunt instrument that he really is.
Mara contrives to protect herself and her
people by manipulating both her husband, and the Lord of the Minwanabi into
circumstances that lead to them both committing ritual suicide, to prevent
their families facing shame and being stripped of their power.
Publishing Details
- Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Spectra (May 1, 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 055327211X
- ISBN-13: 978-0553272116
- Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 6.9 inches
Search Tags
|
100
|
|a Feist,
Raymond E.
|
|
245
|
|a Daughter of
the empire / |c Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts.
|
|
250
|
|a 1st ed.
|
|
260
|
|a Garden
City, N.Y. : |b Doubleday, |c 1987.
|
|
300
|
|a 394 p. ;
|c 22 cm.
|
|
520
|
|a In the
world of Kelewan, Mara, Ruling Lady of the Acoma, struggles for survival
against her rivals. Mara trades her heart for
power as she marries the son of an enemy, while plotting his death.
|
|
650
|
_0 |a Fantasy.
|
|
655
|
_7 |a Fantastic fiction. |2 gsafd
|
|
700
|
1_ |a Wurts, Janny.
|
Links
No comments:
Post a Comment