Hardcover, 320 pages

English language

Published Aug. 31, 2003 by Atheneum.

ISBN:
978-0-689-85613-6
Copied ISBN!

View on OpenLibrary

4 stars (15 reviews)

Sent to Carthak as part of the Tortallan peace delegation, Daine finds herself in the middle of a sticky political situation. She doesn't like the Carthaki practice of keeping slaves, but it's not her place to say anything -- she's just there to heal the emperor's birds. It's extremely frustrating! What's more, her power has grown in a mysterious way.

As the peace talks stall, Daine puzzles over Carthak's two-faced Emperor Ozorne. How can he be so caring with his birds and so cruel to his people? Daine is sure he's planning something. Daine must fight the powerful Emperor Mage, knowing that the safety and peace of the realm depend on stopping Ozorne's power-hungry schemes.

17 editions

Review of 'Emperor Mage' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

The worldbuilding focuses heavily on Carthak and almost completely ignores Tortall except when drawing some comparison between the two nations. It’s uncomfortably fascinated with slavery in Carthak, specifically with how it is carried out in the palace. It’s yet another white savior narrative (e.g. THE WOMAN WHO RIDES LIKE A MAN) in book three of a Tortall book. This is a bit subtler, since Daine had no intention of messing with the Carthaki way of life, slavery and all, but it turns out that some of the other characters have been actively involved at getting slaves out of the country. Daine’s goddess-driven involvement serves to mess things up for the Emperor, making Carthak much friendlier to Tortall than before their trip. Daine’s bonds with animals provide conversational opportunities for her to draw comparisons between slavery and the caging of animals. 

This finally addresses the mentions of the Carthaki Emperor’s involvement …

Review of 'Emperor Mage (Immortals)' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Getting to the heart of main plot arc, Daine and company head to Carthak in a last attempt to make peace. My issues with this series still remain unfortunately. Daine is too powerful and things come to her too easily to make her a very sympathetic character. Unlike the Alanna and PotS series, each book in the Immortals series takes place in a few days, even though there is about a year "time span" between each book. You never get the sense of the character aging and struggling with her talent.

Again, it's a quick read, so if you've already read the first two, you should definitely continue.

avatar for turmacar

rated it

3 stars
avatar for acaleyn

rated it

4 stars
avatar for AwkwardTurtle

rated it

3 stars
avatar for Hyzie

rated it

3 stars
avatar for Dvmheather

rated it

4 stars
avatar for inerte

rated it

4 stars
avatar for fjordic

rated it

4 stars
avatar for Marina

rated it

5 stars
avatar for chaos_angel

rated it

3 stars
avatar for RunningOutOf_Ink

rated it

5 stars
avatar for wyrdnis

rated it

4 stars
avatar for barsports

rated it

5 stars

Subjects

  • Science Fiction / Fantasy (Young Adult)
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Pierce, Tamora
  • Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy
  • Supernatural
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Action & Adventure - General
  • Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Human-animal communication