Mistress of the Empire
The world on the other side of the rift: Kelewan, a land seething with
political intrigue and deadly conspiracies. Following the opulent
panoply of Daughter of the Empire – and the dazzling pageantry of Servant of the Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy.
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.
Raymond E. Feist
Raymond Elias Feist (born 1945, Los Angeles, California) is an American author, mostly specialising in fantasy fiction.
Feist was raised in Southern California. He was born with the surname Gonzales, before being adopted by Felix E. Feist.
He graduated with a B.A. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977 from the University of California at San Diego. During that year Feist had some ideas for a novel about a boy who would be a magician. He wrote the novel two years later, and it was published in 1982.
The Empire Trilogy
A part of the larger Riftwar Cycle of Raymond Feist, this series gives insight into the happenings on the world of Kelewan, home to the invaders of Midkemia.
This series was co-written with Janny Wurts.
The Empire Trilogy consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series The Riftwar Cycle
