Comments on: Empress by Karen Miller

By: Blaze

Blaze — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:31 +0000

I LOVED this series- it was well worth the read. Hekat irritated me at times, but still I felt drawn to her and I admired her strength and perserverance. I admired her ability to not only survive, but find a way to triumph and strive in such a harsh reality. She is a remarkable character. If you “have faith” and read all the way through to the end of the series, you won’t be disapointed.
The beauty of these books are that they reveal humanity in all its grit.

Tough times demand harsh sacrifices. Although one man’s god may appear to be another’s demon, there is only one truth. It is not relative.
This book reveals humanities driving desire to do what is “right” even when misslead/misguided. When the truth is revealed, all the pieces fall into place

Karen Miller manages to tell this tale without the inevitability that we often find in this genre. Even if it happens as we might have expected, it is subtly unveiled.

I just finished the last book in the Godspeaker trilogy “Hammer of God” and DAMN was that a good series. Excellent plot development, character development and satisfying ending. I LOVED it. Each of the three books followed a different character and reached its true climax at the end of the 3 books.

DON’T READ REVIEWS OF THE FUTURE BOOKS BEFORE READING THEM (It may give away plot you would otherwise enjoy seeing unveiled)

By: bellatrys

bellatrys — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:26:37 +0000

The cover artist may have just been being lazy, and the editors too ignorant/unimaginative to notice/realize the connotations, but slapping the Hagia Sophia on it doesn’t help any with the Skeezy Ethno-religious Issues…

By: Juan

Juan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:48:41 +0000

Ugh, and to think I was finally giving in to the book. Kept seeing it at every bookstore I went to but the image and story overview kept putting me off. Didn’t think it’d end up like that though.

I’ll wait and search for details on the third book. If it turns out “typical” I guess I’m just gonna pass on the series, and maybe the author.

By: Matt’s Bookosphere 7/01/08 « Enter the Octopus

Matt’s Bookosphere 7/01/08 « Enter the Octopus — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:29:09 +0000

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By: Autumn

Autumn — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:18:19 +0000

I read Karen Miller’s other two books, “Innocent Mage” and “Awakened Mage” and enjoyed them. You could tell she wasn’t as polished as more mainstream or popular fantasy authors, but there was something refreshing and new about her content. I’m looking foward to getting my hands one this new one.

Thanks for the detailed review.

By: Alex Madlinger

Alex Madlinger — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:41:41 +0000

Hmmm…

It seems like there is good potential for a racism theme… except she /seems/ to be taking it the wrong way. It’s almost like… I don’t know. Fantasy books, where the “brown people” are different and new, are great places to say that all people are equal. If anything, go out of the way to show the white folks as “eviler” so you can make your point. I don’t want to form an opinion yet.

Fortunately, it seems that I will like this book–I love not liking the main character. Strange, isn’t it? I’ve always loved reading behind the bad guys.