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Merchant and Empire #3
Imperial Magic
The Great Northern Emperor Returns!
Ewoud Rhonarida needs experience, or so his father insists. Tycho sends his son east, to the trading center of Kehlibar vlee. There, Ewoud must learn to balance deference with duty. When he fails, it costs one man his life and endangers more.
But Ewoud attracts the attention of the Great Northern Emperor. This could be a boon. Or it could signal the undoing of the Galnaar family.
Tycho labored to remain unnoticed. Will his son's fame be the family's ruin?
A short novel, 72,000 words.
Ewoud Rhonarida needs experience, or so his father insists. Tycho sends his son east, to the trading center of Kehlibar vlee. There, Ewoud must learn to balance deference with duty. When he fails, it costs one man his life and endangers more.
But Ewoud attracts the attention of the Great Northern Emperor. This could be a boon. Or it could signal the undoing of the Galnaar family.
Tycho labored to remain unnoticed. Will his son's fame be the family's ruin?
A short novel, 72,000 words.
- GenresFantasy
233 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 11, 2018
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September 22, 2018
Good young adult fantasy
Carefully researched framework of medieval business with fantasy animals and magic. Consequences for criminal decisions. More well developed cultures and characters than most fiction.
Carefully researched framework of medieval business with fantasy animals and magic. Consequences for criminal decisions. More well developed cultures and characters than most fiction.
October 9, 2018
Awesome
I think that this was a very good adventure story. The cover art is straight from a scene in the book and totally works for this story. This is another of her historically based fantasy novels and like the others, it's really well done. This features a trading family and the challenges of being a journeyman merchant learning the process of understanding the value of goods, their pricing, the restrictions on buying and selling in various jurisdictions, weather and the challenges of long travel by land and sea. The main character has to learn these while managing to avoid undue attention from Master Traders and others, because good reports can cause as much trouble as bad.
Like her other books, the characters are both well developed and very much part of this world. The interactions of even minor characters give glimpses of the background universe that include life long servitude (slavery), limitations placed on women, the difficult life of the apprentice, the abuse of magical powers and guild politics.
The plot twists and turns are not forced and grow naturally from the story. She gives a vivid picture of a medieval world and writes a good story as well. I've read four of her novels and a short story. Every one of them was fun, faithful to the historical model, involving ordinary people and extraordinary circumstances.
She's a writer that I think would appeal to any fantasy, alternate history or other science fiction reader and might appeal to a younger reader as well.
I think that this was a very good adventure story. The cover art is straight from a scene in the book and totally works for this story. This is another of her historically based fantasy novels and like the others, it's really well done. This features a trading family and the challenges of being a journeyman merchant learning the process of understanding the value of goods, their pricing, the restrictions on buying and selling in various jurisdictions, weather and the challenges of long travel by land and sea. The main character has to learn these while managing to avoid undue attention from Master Traders and others, because good reports can cause as much trouble as bad.
Like her other books, the characters are both well developed and very much part of this world. The interactions of even minor characters give glimpses of the background universe that include life long servitude (slavery), limitations placed on women, the difficult life of the apprentice, the abuse of magical powers and guild politics.
The plot twists and turns are not forced and grow naturally from the story. She gives a vivid picture of a medieval world and writes a good story as well. I've read four of her novels and a short story. Every one of them was fun, faithful to the historical model, involving ordinary people and extraordinary circumstances.
She's a writer that I think would appeal to any fantasy, alternate history or other science fiction reader and might appeal to a younger reader as well.
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