Janny Wurts
8 SeriesJanny Wurts is an American author and illustrator renowned for co-authoring the Riftwar Cycle: The Empire trilogy with Raymond E. Feist. She is also celebrated for her Wars of Light and Shadow series and The Cycle of Fire series.
"Daughter of the Empire," the first book in the Riftwar Cycle: The Empire Trilogy by Janny Wurts and Raymond E. Feist, follows Mara, a young Ruling Lady in the magical and treacherous realm of Kelewan. As warlords vie for control of the Tsuranuanni empire, Mara must lead her people in a struggle for survival. To secure her position, she rallies a rebel army and forms an alliance with the alien cho-ja. Amidst courtly intrigue and assassination plots, Mara makes the daring decision to marry the son of a hated enemy. Her actions set the stage for a gripping tale of adventure and political maneuvering.
