Empire Daughter Empire Legacy Book 1 edition by Marian L Thorpe Literature Fiction eBooks
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For twenty generations, the men and women of The Empire have lived separately, the women farming and fishing, the men fighting wars. But in the spring of Lena’s seventeenth year, an officer rides into her village with an unprecedented request. The Empire is threatened by invasion, and to defend it successfully, women will need to fight.
When the village votes in favour, Lena and her partner Maya are torn apart. Maya chooses exile rather than battle, Lena chooses to fight. As Lena learns the skills of warfare and leadership, she discovers that choices have consequences that cannot be foreseen, and that her role in her country’s future is greater than she could have dreamed.
Empire Daughter Empire Legacy Book 1 edition by Marian L Thorpe Literature Fiction eBooks
Engaging characters and plot. Would have given it 5 stars if the copy had been cleaned up, and descriptive paragraphs full of too many short choppy sentences had been restructured. Will be buying the second book anyway.Update - I have just finished book 2 and it only gets better. Now on to book 3.
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Empire Daughter Empire Legacy Book 1 edition by Marian L Thorpe Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Reading this, you enter another world. It could easily be Earth in the future, or it could be another world entirely. In any case, the world building is quite remarkable and the characters incredibly real. The reader is pulled in by the rich descriptions - the action scenes are brilliantly done, and the romance is unforced. This is a good one. Strong writing and so well edited. Highly recommended. Looking forward to the sequel!
Summary
“But the world changes. In all the women’s villages of the Empire, this week or next, a soldier like myself will arrive to ask to live in the village, to take up a trade.” Casyn paused, for a breath, a heartbeat. “And to teach you and your daughters to fight.”
With those words, the lives of Lena, fisherwoman of Tirvan village, and her partner Maya change irrevocably. Torn apart by their responses to this request, Maya chooses exile; Lena chooses to stay to defend her village and the Empire, although the rules of the Partition Assembly many generations earlier had divided and circumscribed the lives of men and women. Appointed to leadership, Lena's concepts of love and loyalty are challenged as she learns the skills of warfare, and, in the aftermath of battle, faces the consequences of her choices. Leaving Tirvan to search for Maya, Lena is drawn into the intrigues and politics of the Empire, forcing her to examine what she most truly believes in.
Characters
In the beginning there is a bombardment of characters, the lead character being Lena. They are not too in depth in the beginning but throughout the book the author explores many of the lives and feelings of many women within the village of Tirvan. Lena is very 'young' when this all starts and very singular in her thoughts. However, she grows slowly as a character.
The second main character that is mostly alive through Lena is Maya. No matter what I did, I could not bring myself to like Maya. I disliked her from chapter one but she is a catalyst for Lena's growth and, therefore, necessary. Many of the other characters like Tice and Tali were all excellently deployed to create a vivid world through the eyes of Lena and the people she encounters.
Although the women were interesting, the book really gets good when she second part starts. Once Lena leaves to find Maya she starts to see the world differently. I feel like this is where she grows the most and the strength of the author's writing really takes off.
The relationships between characters varied. The romance was the strangest aspect of the book for the main character. I understand her need and why she made the choices she did but it was one of the few off putting parts of Lena's nature. Yet it was minor enough that it didn't take away from my like of Lena.
Plot
The women across the empire had lived one way for 200 years when suddenly everything changes. They can no longer exist as they have and some cannot stand by and watch. It makes sense - some people will never abide by change. They will rebel, ignore, or fight it. The idea of it and the many different reactions was powerful.
The world itself it explained piece by piece as you understand how the empire is constructed. How a way of life has been born out of necessity and then formed into a tradition. It was very interesting as far as world building and setting the stage was this author's strength. By the end of the book there were lots of pieces broke down and you completely understood the world.
I would like to take the opportunity and give a shout out to the author. While reading the book the most impressive part for me was the level of accuracy of the book. I could tell painstaking research had been done to detail the book. That everything from weapon use to fishing terminology had been thoroughly researched and included.
Overall
It was a good book that had a stream of secondary characters and a real life feel. The world was well built and the plot interesting. There was just enough of a romance angle to fill that need and enough internal dialogue that Lena was a very clear character.
The major drawback from the book was the painfully slow plot through the first part of the book. I loved the characters - I loved even the ones that annoyed me because they were woven together perfectly. However, every single detail of what was happening really hampered my imagination. If you are someone who cannot imagine things or needs every details spelled out, this is for you. I think I would have like this book more if there would have been some of it left up to the imagination. It may be great for some but it was a huge drawback for me - if you love Tolkien and the way he described every little detail then you'll likely enjoy how detailed this author gets. Unfortunately, I did not. As a fantasy reader I expect that some of it will be left up to my imagination so that my own creativity can work its way in - that didn't happen here.
I also wasn't very happy with the predictability of the book. I like to be surprised in the book and I rarely was. That being said I have always been quick to pick up plots and hidden meanings. Anyone else reading this would likely have missed a few parts but with the slow pace I was able to figure out all the angles. It has enough twists and turns that happen, that it gives it a feeling of real life.
That being said I would encourage the author to consider writing historical-fiction (or even historical non-fiction) books. The author's level of detail and specificity on many subjects showed she had taken care to make sure everything included was accurate. It was more informative then adventure and had expertly done world building more then emotionally driven action scenes.
Rating
3 stars.
For me it was okay - still an enjoyable read. I have a feeling many other people would have loved the level of detail. It deserves the 3 stars and based solely on the attention to detail I wish I could give it 4 stars. Despite its drawbacks the second half flowed much more quickly and I felt I was gaining ground by the end. There were very few grammatical errors despite the level of detail and there were only a few times that I was confused at who was talking. However, I felt like parts of Tolkien's books were like this author's books and just drug on for me because of all the detail. If you are a fan of Tolkien's writing and his determination to write every detail - you should read this book as well. Not an epic adventure but the world constructed is as detailed and nearly as complicated that I feel those readers would enjoy this as well.
Where did I get it?
The author sent me a copy in exchange of an honest review. More reviews at my blog creatingworldswithwords.wordpress.com.
This book…! Now this book is just something special…
This book gives a reader so much more than just one idea, one plot, one theme around strong women. This book will have you witness an Empires current, past and future affairs with its history literally changing before your eyes. It was absolutely fantastic!
In short- we are dealing with a way of life where males, from the age of 7, leave the villages to fight for the Empire and women are left behind in the villages to live, to manage, to work on food, clothing, farming, fishing. The women live in pairs- this was something that confused me in the beginning- they live in pairs? Like pairs-pairs? In some cases yes, romantically. In other cases just for support and companionship. And yet! During the Festivals where men are visiting the villages, they pair up with the women to produce offsprings. Meh, produce offsprings sounds so mechanical. Hehehe @ mechanical. Oh-Kay! Moving on!
So, this way of life has been in place for a couple of centuries- the men are gone to the army, the women hold the village life together by following a fairly political way of handling things (meetings, voting, no one speaks out of turn, that kind of stuff). One day, everything changes when a man comes to the village of Tirvan (same happens in other villages) and asks the women to learn how to fight to defend themselves and possibly to kill as there is a threat to their lives from a country of Leste. Trade used to work with no problem in between those two, but now Leste wants to come and raid for food. This causes women to change the foundations of their morals, their beliefs and the very foundations of their upbringing as they have agreed for decades that women do NOT kill.
But, as the women meet and vote, most of them agree to learn, even if for self-defense, to use knives, bows, swords. And so this book’s very being is set to motion- it’s kind of like a survival course and I mean it as a compliment. The story is full of strong, independent, hands on, not afraid of work kind of women. Not that I am a feminist or anything, but I truly appreciate the idea that when needed, the woman can take care of herself whether it is hunting, fishing, or wielding and axe (to chop wood of course!) ) In this story, the women, even though having men in the village for a while to help train them into combat, must face the raiding tides on their own as men have the Wall to defend and some will sail to Leste to overtake the threat.
I must say, I really like this book- there’s no excuses, do what must be done and get on with it. Much the way I like to live my own life. Don’t like something? A job task at an inconvenient time? Plans not coming to fruition as per wishes of “Princess But-I-Want”? Too bad, sissy, change your mindset and get on with it.
Anyway, as is natural to many things in life not everyone agrees to pick up arms and learn how to fight. Some women from all of the villages across the Empire stick to their beliefs and refuse to stay to defend their homes. So, they are exiled…
This is only the first half of the book. The story evolves so much more… New friendships are being forged, past beliefs are being put to a test. Our main character Lena will end up on a mighty adventure. Not only on horseback travelling through the Empire, but also on a journey to understand her heart, to learn who she is and what it is that she will stand for. Will women once again end up living alongside men? Or will they stay separated as per the old ways and only come together during Festivals for brief mechanical encounters?
A very strong and impactful book! Marian’s first novel in fact and I am in awe at how beautifully and well written it is! In fact, unless Marian is a pro at surviving in the wild she has done some awesome research into strategy, and everything involved in real hard work. I definitely recommend to give this one a go. A glimpse into the second book Empire’s Hostage tells me I need to read how the story evolves!
Engaging characters and plot. Would have given it 5 stars if the copy had been cleaned up, and descriptive paragraphs full of too many short choppy sentences had been restructured. Will be buying the second book anyway.
Update - I have just finished book 2 and it only gets better. Now on to book 3.
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