A review by jvan
Mistress of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

4.0

While the first two books move a bit too slowly and focus on small details, this one quickly gallops along at a reckless pace, with many plots, subplots, vast adventures and more piling up at a speed that is jarring compared to the rest of the series. I found it rather refreshing though, that we get to have a rapidly moving plot. While a lot of what goes on here isn't really interesting (Jiro is the most dull of the major foes) and there's some truly ridiculous stuff (Chumaka's sudden appearance as the equal of Arakasi, when he had been doing his thing for decades with no sign of any such thing, was goofy) but in general it's successful, and the ending builds to something powerful enough to merit a good rating.