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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a big fan of this series.  The story of the Acoma was a great one.  Great setting, characters and a great love story to boot.  It's been a while since I've read these, but I think they stand the test of time.  Do read all 3. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this science fiction story.  A Machiavellian woman Mara works her way through life with a constant will and lookout for her family's power.  I fell in love with the character and couldn't put the book down.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sent shivers up my back when Justin dubbed Mara Mistress of the Empire, and then when Kevin came back... ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Janny wurts is my favourite author, but i never really liked the whole empire trilogy - seems she was paired with Feist to teach him how to &quot;write proper - He being a wild talent who appeared with this book &quot;Magician&quot; that he's since revised into one of the best selling books of all t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26724706">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well written, imaginative story. This book is the best of the series (the series is also very good in its own right), eclipsing all the surprises in the previous book. Just when you thought that Feist &amp; Wurst couldn't possibly come up with more ideas, they proceeded to prove everyone wrong with the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10065012">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The conclusion for the story of Mara. And while it's the third part, it is just as good as the first book in the series. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[YAHOO!!! Finally Lady Mara gets her due.  Though written as breathtakingly beautifully as the first 2 in the series -<br/>Daughter of the Empire and Servant of the Empire - you can begin to notice the &quot;strain&quot; of concluding Lady Mara's epic.  However, this is easily overlooked since the t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18169726">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Like the first 2 books in this series this one was wonderful.  I had read it before but didn't remember anything but the very ending.  I was on pins and needles in suspense on how it would get there because it kept seeming impossible.  I love Maya and the intricate relationship she has woven around ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23896442">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow what a great idea. Take one of my favorite series and tell it from the other side!<br/><br/>I loved these books as well. A little more political intrigue and slightly less hair razing adventure, but an absolute joy to read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is a guilty pleasure. I like the reversal of the woman being the one in power, and her slave, whom she falls in love with, teaches her the importance of freedom.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Lady Mara of the Acoma clan, named Servant of the Empire by Ichindar, Emperor of the Tsuranuanni, whom she has raised from figurehead to true ruler, feels safe from her enemies for the first time in her life -- until an assassination attempt aimed at her kills her young son and heir instead. <br/><br/>Convinced her old foe, Jiro of the House Anasati, is behind the deed, she plans war. But her desires are thwarted by the reactionary Assembly of Magicians, who are, Mara begins to understand, the true power in the Empire, having kept the people docile for a millennium. <br/><br/>In her fight to bring down her enemies and ensure peace for the Empire, Mara must employ the nonhuman <em>cho-ja</em> and an ancient secret.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite epic fantasy series, one of the few I can think of with a good central female character (although she starts off somewhat obnoxious).]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely the best SciFI/Fantasy series ever! Recommended to anyone who loves a lot of adventure and a really strong female character.  ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The world on the other side of the rift:  Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies.  Following the opulent panoply of <em>Daughter Of The Empire</em> and the dazzling pageantry of <em>Servant Of The Empire</em> comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy.<br/><br/>Besieged by spies and rival houses, stalked by a secret and merciless brotherhood of assassins, the brilliant Lady Mara of the Acoma faces the most deadly challenge she has ever known.  The fearsome Black Robes see Mara as the ultimate threat to their ancient power.  In search of allies who will join her against them, Mara must travel beyond civilization's borders and even into the hives of the alien cho-ja.  As those near and dear to her fall victim to many enemies, Mara cries out for vengeance.  Drawing on all of her courage and guile she prepares to fight her greatest battle of all--for her life, her home, and the Empire itself.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was too young when reading this to recognise the lazy orientalism it passes for imagination. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Some parts just seemed to drag endlessly but otherwise a good end to the series.]]></body>
    
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