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'Empress is an ambitious, impressive and intriguing novel' - Starburst
'A fine read and a fine start to what could be an exceptional series.' - The Contra Costa Sunday Times
When a scrawny, unwanted child - so lowly that she does not even have a name - is sold into slavery, a chain of events is set in motion that will have a profound impact on all the civilised world.
Naming herself 'Hekat' (after a slaver's observation that she is quite the hellcat), the girl is taken in chains to Mijak's largest city, but makes a bargain with a ruthless god and escapes her captors. After she saves the life of a warlord, he takes her in and teaches her ways that an orphan might use to prosper in an uncaring world.
When the warlord's family dies, the way becomes clear for Hekat to carve a dynasty out of infidelity and betrayal. . .
Empress is an epic fantasy of power, politics and the rise and fall of empires.
Books by Karen Miller:
Kingmaker, Kingbreaker Series
The Innocent Mage
The Awakened Mage
A Blight of Mages
Godspeaker
The Riven Kingdom
The Hammer of God
Fisherman's Children
The Prodigal Mage
The Reluctant Mage
Tarnished Crown
The Falcon Throne
Prince of Glass
'A fine read and a fine start to what could be an exceptional series.' - The Contra Costa Sunday Times
When a scrawny, unwanted child - so lowly that she does not even have a name - is sold into slavery, a chain of events is set in motion that will have a profound impact on all the civilised world.
Naming herself 'Hekat' (after a slaver's observation that she is quite the hellcat), the girl is taken in chains to Mijak's largest city, but makes a bargain with a ruthless god and escapes her captors. After she saves the life of a warlord, he takes her in and teaches her ways that an orphan might use to prosper in an uncaring world.
When the warlord's family dies, the way becomes clear for Hekat to carve a dynasty out of infidelity and betrayal. . .
Empress is an epic fantasy of power, politics and the rise and fall of empires.
Books by Karen Miller:
Kingmaker, Kingbreaker Series
The Innocent Mage
The Awakened Mage
A Blight of Mages
Godspeaker
The Riven Kingdom
The Hammer of God
Fisherman's Children
The Prodigal Mage
The Reluctant Mage
Tarnished Crown
The Falcon Throne
Prince of Glass
Ratings and reviews
4.5
6 reviews
Nikolaos Tsagkaris
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August 27, 2014
At first i hated it. When i finished the first book of the trilogy i happened to meet Karen in London on a signing. She encouraged me to continue reading and by the gods was she right. This trilogy starts with this book being the introduction and the setup to the real story that develops on the second book. This trilogy has moved me so much and steered my emotions in so many ways just like a book should have the power to do. Fantastic work by Karen Miller and a book that gave birth to my favourite hero now
Richard Brown
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August 16, 2015
The land is rugged, it's people rough, and the god unknowable. This all makes it quite a difficult book to read at first. But the story develops well, is I teresting and a worthwhile read. I will definately be reading the second book.
About the author
Karen Miller was born in Vancouver, Canada, and came to Australia when she was two. Apart from a two year stint in the UK after graduating she's lived around Sydney ever since. She has held a variety of interesting jobs and fell in love with speculative fiction at primary school.
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