Pierce, Tamora. The Will of the Empress.PIERCE, Tamora. The will of the empress. Scholastic. 320p. c2005. 0-439-44171-4. $17.99. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. * In her latest tale, fantasy queen Pierce reunites the four young mages from her Circle of Magic and Circle Opens series, and her many fans will be delighted. The book opens as thread mage mage n. A magician or sorcerer. [From Middle English mages, magicians, variant of magi; see magus.] Sandry is turning 16. She isn't just a talented "stitch witch"; she's also a wealthy noblewoman, and when her powerful kinswoman kins·wom·an n. 1. A female relative. 2. A woman sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another. Noun 1. , the Empress Berenne, summons her to the land of Namorn, Sandry feels obliged to go. Accompanied by her long-separated, bickering foster siblings, the mages Daja, Tris, and Briar, Sandry arrives at the empress's court, only to discover that the treacherous empress has no intention of letting her--or her fortune--ever leave. It will take the skills of all four mages to thwart the empress's game of "snare-the-heiress," as Sandry is kidnapped not once but twice (Namorn custom allows men to abduct abduct /ab·duct/ (ab-dukt´) to draw away from the median plane, or (the digits) from the axial line of a limb.abdu´cent ab·duct v. their would-be brides) and Tris is badly injured. Pierce's characters are, as always, fully developed, and there is a feminist slant to her writing along with suspense, romance (including a non-explicit lesbian affair), and a great sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour . A delightful page-turner, though perhaps best enjoyed by readers already familiar with the characters. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT |
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