Arakasi ruthlessly tortures the Thuril man who ran the apothecary and sold the poison to the Hamoi Tong, eventually killing him. Only by the quick acting of Arakasi and Hokanu they find the antidote for the poison. She is poisoned by the Hamoi Tong, via a chocolate drink given to her by an assassin posing as a Midkemian trader. Two years later, an attempt on her life takes the life of her unborn child and leaves her able to only bear one more child. They claimed it would tear the Empire internally leaving it weak to the outside. The Great Ones forbid the war and in doing so, obliterate the Pechta House for a petty mistake. With revenge in her heart, Mara takes a Call to Clan war with Jiro, Lord of the Anasati, the Hadama Clan to the Ioni Clan. Surprisingly the token of the Anasati house was found where the assassin slept, unusual because the tong's employers were rarely leaked out which had made the Hamoi Tong one of the most powerful in Kelewan. A dart that narrowly missed Mara struck the gelding Ayaki was riding, which fell over and crushed him. Her son, Ayaki, is killed by the Hamoi Tong. Still settling into her new role as Servant of the Empire and wife of Hokanu of the Shinzawai, Mara of the Acoma’s life takes a new twist. However her sudden rise in power comes at a cost, and makes her the target for those she has angered on her path to greatness. She holds the esteemed position of Servant of the Empire and is no longer under threat of long time rivals the Lords of the Minwanabi. On the world of Kelewan, Mara of the Acoma is finally in a position of power within the Empire. Drawing on all of her courage and guile she prepares to fight her greatest battle of all-for her life, her home, and the Empire itself.
As those near and dear to her fall victim to many enemies, Mara cries out for vengeance. In search of allies who will join her against them, Mara must travel beyond civilization's borders and even into the hives of the alien cho-ja. The fearsome Black Robes see Mara as the ultimate threat to their ancient power. However her sudden rise in power comes at a cost, and makes her the target for those she has angered on her path to greatness.īesieged by spies and rival houses, stalked by a secret and merciless brotherhood of assassins, the brilliant Lady Mara of the Acoma faces the most deadly challenge she has ever known. On the world of Kelewan, Mara of the Acoma is finally in a position of power within the Tsuranuanni Empire. Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy. The world on the other side of the rift: Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies.
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