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A review by felinity
Mistress of the Empire by Janny Wurts, Raymond E. Feist
5.0
Just... wow. I remember not liking this one as much when I first started reading this trilogy (as a teenager) because it took Mara out of the Empire, creating too much distance between the politics and the people I knew. There's also far more magic - much more than Milamber's display at the arena - and a few nasty surprises along the way.
But now, rereading for the umpteenth time as an adult, the pacing, the tension and the characters all work together to draw *everything* from the series into one coherent resolution. There are many times when I despair along with Mara and her household; I join them in hopelessness as they seek help, far from home; I grieve with their losses; and I wonder how on earth anything will ever change, whether they can work with Great Ones, or whether all will be sacrificed to save Tsuranuanni. And then I stay up late to finish the last 150 pages because I know I can't sleep without following them to the very end, even though I've read it before.
But now, rereading for the umpteenth time as an adult, the pacing, the tension and the characters all work together to draw *everything* from the series into one coherent resolution. There are many times when I despair along with Mara and her household; I join them in hopelessness as they seek help, far from home; I grieve with their losses; and I wonder how on earth anything will ever change, whether they can work with Great Ones, or whether all will be sacrificed to save Tsuranuanni. And then I stay up late to finish the last 150 pages because I know I can't sleep without following them to the very end, even though I've read it before.