Empire Trilogy by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Daughter of the Empire
Servant of the Empire
Mistress of the Empire

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Voyager

Overview
The Empire Trilogy is a landmark fantasy collaboration between Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts, set on Kelewan, a world reached through the Riftwar's tear between dimensions. This three-book paperback collection follows Mara of the Acoma from a fragile, newly pledged temple servant to one of the most formidable rulers in her empire's history. Across Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, and Mistress of the Empire, readers witness a hard-won rise through ritualized court politics, shifting alliances, and quiet daring. The trilogy pairs Feist's world-building with Wurts's character work in an epic that rewards patient readers.

About the Books
The Empire Trilogy unfolds on Kelewan, the tradition-bound empire world linked to Midkemia by rift magic in Raymond E. Feist's wider Riftwar Cycle. At its center is Mara of the Acoma, seventeen and about to take permanent religious vows when the deaths of her father and brother in battle force her back into a world she was never trained to rule. Stripped of allies and threatened by the ruthless Lord Jingu of the Minwanabi, Mara has only her wits and a willingness to break tradition when honor alone cannot save her people. Across the three novels, Mara transforms from an untested Ruling Lady into a master strategist who reshapes the rigid Game of the Council from within. She builds unlikely alliances, absorbs enemies rather than simply defeating them, and challenges sacred customs around honor, servitude, and the treatment of slaves and soldiers. Political marriage, temple intrigue, foreign invasion, and the machinations of the Assembly of Magicians test her resolve as the stakes rise from House survival to the fate of the empire. This trilogy's focus on political and economic warfare rather than swordplay alone sets it apart within epic fantasy; battles are won through trade agreements and calculated humiliation as often as open combat. Feist and Wurts build a richly detailed culture of ceremony, then use Mara's outsider instincts to test its assumptions.

Key Benefits

• Complete, correctly-ordered trilogy in one purchase — no hunting for missing volumes
• Character-driven political fantasy with strategy and intrigue over nonstop combat
• Brand new paperback set, perfect for shelf display or travel reading
• A genuine two-author collaboration blending epic scope with intimate character work
• Great gift for fantasy readers ready to move beyond typical sword-and-sorcery fare
• Set within Feist's wider Riftwar Cycle for readers wanting to explore further

Book-by-Book Guide
Daughter of the Empire — Seventeen-year-old Mara of the Acoma abandons a life of quiet devotion to become Ruling Lady after her father and brother are killed, launching her into a deadly struggle against the Minwanabi.
Servant of the Empire — Having secured her House, Mara pushes deeper into the Game of the Council and forms a fraught alliance with a Midkemian slave, Kevin, whose foreign perspective challenges her beliefs about honor and power.
Mistress of the Empire — In the trilogy's finale, Mara confronts the Assembly of Magicians and the empire's highest powers, risking everything she has built to force lasting change on a rigidly traditional society.

About the Authors
Raymond E. Feist is an American fantasy author best known for launching the Riftwar Cycle with his 1982 debut, Magician, a series that grew into one of modern fantasy's most expansive universes. Janny Wurts is an American author and illustrator who co-created the Empire Trilogy with Feist and went on to write the acclaimed Wars of Light and Shadow series under her own name. Their collaboration paired Feist's large-scale world-building with Wurts's focus on interior character and political nuance, producing a trilogy still cited as a benchmark for political fantasy decades after publication.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This paperback set delivers a complete political fantasy epic in one purchase, ideal for readers who love strategy, court intrigue, and hard-earned triumphs. A rewarding pick for birthday gifts, holiday season reading, or summer reading challenges, it's built for fans ready to disappear into Mara's world for weeks at a stretch.

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