Empress

Godspeaker Trilogy, #1

by Karen Miller

mass market paperback, 717 pages

English language

Published May 1, 2008 by Orbit.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-00835-8

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Her name is Hekat-- And she will be slave to no man.

In a family torn apart by poverty and violence, Hekat is no more than an unwanted mouth to feed, worth only a few coins from a passing slave trader.

But Hekat was not born to be a slave. For her, a different path has been chosen. It is a path that will take her from stinking back alleys to the house of her god, from blood-drenched battlefields to the glittering palaces of Mijak.

This is the story of Hekat, slave to no man.

With her first series--Kingmaker, Kingbreaker--Karen Miller took the fantasy world by storm. Now, with Empress, she has created one of the most remarkable characters and unforgettable stories in recent years. This is an adventure not to be missed.

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Jonathan Arnold reviewed Empress by Karen Miller (Godspeaker Trilogy, #1)

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2 stars

I stopped reading this book. I'm just very tired of fantasy novels wherein the hero/heroine is "destined" or "choosen" or "picked by god". Nearly every character in this book is somehow "special" like this, and it just got to be tiring. Sorry, but I believe in the American way - pull yourself up by your own damned bootstraps. We don't need a divine power, we just need to work hard. I have to find a fantasy setting that reflects this. That's probably why I enjoy the Martin's Saga of Ice & Fire so much. They seem to be real people in a slightly fantastical setting, any of whom could be killed off at any time.