Daughter of the Empire
Just finishing up “Daughter of the Empire”, a classic fantasy of manners. Mara, a teenager thrown into the leadership of her clan, must fight for survival and (no less important) honor. It’s a little unfortunate that, after her first major stumble, Mara doesn’t make any tactical mistakes: scheme after “just crazy enough to work” scheme ends with her enemies shaking their heads and saying, “well played, rival. It seems there’s more to you than your lithe young form would indicate”. But still, there’s a satisfaction in that, right?
Coming up next in the reading pile, the new book in the Temeraire series! Yay!
