Servant of the Empire

Servant of the Empire
Janny Wurts

Raymond E. Feist

Book two in the magnificent Empire Trilogy by bestselling authors Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts, now available in ebookNobody knows how to play the Game of the Council better than Mara of the Acoma. Through bloody political manoeuvring she has become a powerful force within the Empire; but surrounded by deadly rivals, Mara has to be the best simply to stay alive.But Lady Mara must contend with battles on two fronts: in the hotbed of intrigue and treachery that is the court of Tsurani; and in her heart, where her affection for a barbarian slave from the enemy world of Midkemia leads her to question the principles by which she lives.Servant of the Empire is the second in Feist and Wurts’ wonderful epic trilogy – one of the most successful fantasy collaborations of all time. The trilogy concludes with the third book, Mistress of the Empire.

RAYMOND E. FEIST

and

JANNY WURTS

Servant of the Empire

Book Two of the Empire Trilogy

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Previously published in paperback by HarperCollins Science Fiction & Fantasy 1993

First published in Great Britain by Grafton Books 1990

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Dedicated to the memory of

Ron Faust,

always a friend

Table of Contents

Title Page (#ube9c9054-eb4f-5033-96d3-1560342554a8)

Copyright (#u12cb8356-1006-5587-b7d6-47f93d6c1115)

Dedication (#u21777b1b-1985-52b7-847a-0f9fa540814c)

Chapter One: Slave (#u50e6b267-acf7-5df7-9c5c-0cee8eeaed3b)

Chapter Two: Planning (#ubd033bde-028b-5c46-a7f4-5754054c419f)

Chapter Three: Changes (#u3aefb490-e078-5321-9269-eae316c9d9c7)

Chapter Four: Vows (#ub7b4c8a0-a57f-5639-89af-2b382c4f69b0)

Chapter Five: Entanglement (#u4507da74-2f7c-562a-98df-fb3ea6c155b0)

Chapter Six: Diversions (#u866baaea-cc09-52d9-94c0-d4338d564ae8)

Chapter Seven: Target (#u0976ab28-b395-5dcb-9dcd-89adccffe716)

Chapter Eight: Reconciliation (#u03520674-07e9-5fe2-9f42-c890f1d2ebb6)

Chapter Nine: Ambush (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten: Masterplot (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven: The Desert (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve: Snares (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen: Realignment (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen: Celebration (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen: Chaos (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen: Regrouping (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen: Grey Council (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen: Bloody Swords (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen: Warlord (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty: Disquiet (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One: Keeper of the Seal (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two: Tumult (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three: Sortie (#litres_trial_promo)