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Emperor Mage (Immortals) (Paperback)
by Tamora Pierce
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Teens, Magic tale, Fantasy |
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Author: Tamora Pierce
Publisher: Simon Pulse; Reprint edition
Pub. in: March, 2005
ISBN: 1416903372
Pages: 384
Measurements: 6.9 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00342
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-1416903376
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- Awards & Credential -
Tamora Pierce is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books for teenagers. Her books, known for their teenaged girl warriors and wizards, have received critical acclaim and a strong fanbase. |
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Emperor Mage is the third book in Tamora Pierce's The Immortals quartet. If you haven't read the previous books in the series, please do so because then you will enjoy this one more. I want to point out, too, that some characters in Pierce's Song of the Lioness quartet appear here too, so if you have read it you will appreciate this book even more. Despite that, and as I already said in a previous review regarding "The immortals", this new series can also be read on its own.
In Emperor Mage, Daine has to accompany a delegation from Tortall to Carthak, a country that is threatening with war, and that might have been responsible for the troubles that Daine had to face in "Wolf-speaker". The delegation includes Alanna (the king's champion), Duke Gareth, and Daine's teacher Numair. As a gesture of peace, Daine is supposed to heal the emperor's cherished birds. But is that all he wants from her?. And why does her patron god give her scary new powers? Is the badger trying to warn her that trouble is ahead?
The answer to those and many more questions, can be found in this book. Daine will take her young dragon Kitten with her to Carthak, and he will amuse you with his antics. Daine will also find another good companion in the form of a small monkey she rescues from being eaten, and names Zek. We will also have the pleasure of meeting again some of the immortals that appeared in the previous books, and will learn what happens when gods get really, really mad.
On the whole, I highly recommend Emperor Mage as a good addition to The Immortals series. I believe that readers older than 10 will love his book, and that even some parents will enjoy reading it with them. Enjoy it!
(From quoting Alcat, USA)
Target readers:
Young adults.
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In the sixth grade, Tamora Pierce was encouraged by her father to start writing and she immediately got hooked. Once she discovered fantasy and science fiction, she tried to write the same kind of stories she read, only with teenaged girl heroines who were usually missing from the 1960s stories.
Before her junior year at the University of Pennsylvania where she studied psychology, Pierce rediscovered writing when she wrote her first original short story since tenth grade. She sold her first story a year later and then enrolled in a fiction writing course during her senior year. When her teacher suggested that she tackle a novel, her childhood ideas came back to her and she began her first sword and sorcery novel.
Pierce then worked as a housemother in an Idaho group home for teenaged girls, who loved hearing Alanna’s story from the in-progress quartet, Song of the Lioness. As Pierce continued to write and send out manuscripts, she moved to Manhattan to get her publishing career off the ground.
Pierce still lives in Manhattan with her husband, writer/filmmaker Tim, and their three cats, two parakeets, plus a floating population of rescued wildlife. She enjoys her hectic life as a full-time writer and she hopes that her books leave her readers with the feeling that they can achieve anything if they want it badly enough.
Tamora Pierce is a popular author of fantasy books for teenagers. In her latest quartet, Protector of the Small, readers follow heroine Kel as she rigorously trains for the knighthood.
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From The Publisher
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.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-27 00:00>
This is the third story about Daine the wildmage, yet another awesome book from Pierce.
In this series, Daine travels to hot and swampy Carthak with an envoy from Tortall. King Jonathon is trying to negotiate peace talks, and the famed Emperor Mage has agreed. Daine comes with such nobles as Alanna the Lioness, Duke Gareth, and her friend and teacher, Numair Salmalin, also the one-time friend of the Emperor. Upon arriving, however, Daine is visited by her patron god, the badger, who is acting very strange. Indeed, prophets all over are predicting the fall of Carthak, and the badger does nothing to reassure Daine that this is not true. In fact, he gives her new powers that become absolutely terrifying. Meanwhile, Emperor Ozorne has a plan for all of them, which no one could have guessed...
Another beautiful entry in Daine's saga.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-27 00:00>
Look, I may seem to be eccentric here, but when I read the part when Numair warns Kaddar off of Daine, I started laughing my head off. I mean it's just plain obvious that Numair's in love with the girl when he says stuff like "All of us would take it amiss if we thought for one moment she was being trifled with, particularly a young man who wasn't free to do the right thing by her." I can tell you that Daine was pretty steamed when she heard that. I felt like kicking him myself. I mean, what does he think he's doing when he has to get all protective over her? Sheesh, sometimes I think that Numair and Kaddar are fighting over Daine like male lions over a female lion! Now that is stupid, especially with Ozone looking on.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-27 00:00>
Wow... this was an amazing book. It was my favorite out of all the immortal books. I love the way the setting is set up and described; it really jumps at the reader. This novel is about a girl named Daine who posesses wild magic. She and others from Tortall are visiting an emperor for peace talks. When the emperor turns out to be evil as was first thought, it takes courage and determination for Daine to put him down with the help of a special gift from the badger. Hey... those of you who have read it... is there something between Numair and Daine here? I first saw it in the first book and it gets stronger as the stories go along. Now I'm nearly sure that Numair loves her and I really have to read the fourth book. If there really isn't anything between them I'll cry... and that would just be wrong. Anyway, this series really draws you in so Beware! I loved this book and I hope that you will, too.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-27 00:00>
Ignoring the occasional cheesiness to it, this book and the first in the seris are undoubtably the best. The story is well thought out and spaced excellently through the book, with elements of humor, suspense, and some real fear. The characters are absolutely cunning and perfectly thougt out and I liked that they had to go to another country besides Tortall and the way that the new customs were described. All in all, a great book!
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