Servant of the Empire

Servant of the Empire is an incredible, political, and massive sequel to the excellent Daughter of the Empire. “You people never cry enough… Uncried tears remain inside you, like poison.” If you watched my recent video on my booktube channel, then you should know that I’ve been hospitaliz......more

*** 4.75 *** "...“Never underestimate the human capacity for stupid, illogical, and petty behavior.”..." This book was amazing! It was not extraordinary in any specific way, just really, really good in many ways an Epic Fantasy could be good in. It has an interesting culture, a lot of manipulations fo......more

Wow, again. As a guy, I sometimes have trouble connecting with a female main character, but not in this case. While Mara is about as distant from me as can be, she's a fantastic heroine & I hung on every word of the fantastic writing. My emotions bumped right along with her situation. Again, I staye......more

A wonderful book, rich with feeling. 5 stars easily earned. The 2nd in the Empire trilogy pits Mara and her classy team of experts against the despicable villainy of Tasaio and the powerful Minwanabi family. I love the characterization, which is rich and nuanced, these are characters you can really ca......more

I honestly think this second book in the trilogy is better than the first. Maybe it's due to getting used to the characters and the initial worldbuilding over on the other side of the pond... or I should say, the other side of the universe through the Rift from the previous Rifwar books... but I hon......more