I have to say, I was greatly disappointed in this. It started well, with the story of Hekat's purchase into slavery and her travels through the lands of Mijak, and other story details, which I won't spoil. But then the book began to drag, with countless repetitions of blood drinking, animal sacrifice, people developing mysterious powers not really explained, flat character development, overuse of phrases like "The god see you in his eye", etc. The plot dragged as well, with some predictable elements leading to an unsurprising conclusion. I did finish it, but after the halfway point, I could not wait to get done with it, though I really wanted to like it. Not recommended.

I had to drag myself through the first half, thinking, "It must get better, it must get better. Hekat must love someone, or develop a personality, or... something." This did not happen. I hoped throughout the entire book for some character developement, and came away disappointed. Not a good read, and definitely doesn't hold a candle to Miller's first two books.

I really enjoyed this book. This book is about a young girl being sold into slavery and come to find out that she is one of God's chosen people. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat. I had a hard time putting this book down it is full of action and emotions (yours) will be put to the test.

My Rating: B+

My Review:
This starts out as a story about one character, Hekat, but by the time the story is done, there is a group of characters to fall in love with. It's a very character driven story, and very interesting. It will keep you enthralled until the end. The author has a complete grasp on whipping up a world around you.

The reason I gave this book a B+ was because I felt that there was a bit too much repetition. Most of the phrases that are repeated have a purpose, and there is an over all effect, that shows how strict the society is. But it still gets a bit old.

One other aspect of the book that was disappointing also has a lot to with the society, and that is the complete lack of compassion. There are times where you just want a character to break down and let there emotions out, and there's nothing. I'm looking forward to the second in the series so that I can find out if there's any compassion in the series at all.

I do recommend this to those who've read the authors first two books, or hard core fantasy fans.

Have hope - the next two books in the series are better than this one! This book, which I don't think was actually written first, is the depressing, bloody, ponderous backstory of Hekat. It tries to explain why she's not a very nice person, as well as introducing us to her sons. We'll see more of them all in the next two books, but will also see some other parts of the world that Mijak is a part of. Not all of the planet is covered in a desert full of scorpions! There will be some explanations too. This series is still not my favorite of Karen Miller's work, but interesting.

It was hard to find a character to like in this book, or a reason to finish reading it. I will definately NOT be reading the second book, as this one was quite horrid. I have read her scorcer series and enjoyed it so I was quite surprised to find no reason to like Empress.

I liked her Mage series, but this has alot of blood and sacrifice, too much for me

this is fantasy at its worst. I didnt enjoy the character, or the world that was created, Do i have to like everything about a book to like it? definately not, but its got to be challenging and appealing, and unfortunately for me it was neither.

I cannot understand alot of Karen Millers writing, it was long and drawn out in spots where it should not have been then it was too quick and non descriptive in parts where it should have been more detailed.

I stopped reading towards the end, I felt like it was a waste of time, and i hate feeling like that about a book. But i really didnt like it at all. Boring and not original.

I give this book 1 star out of 5

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