| Mara of the Acoma is about to join the service of Lashima, the Goddess of Nature and Wisdom, when she hears rough voices outside the temple demanding to see the Lasy of the Acoma. She recognises the voice of Keyoke, her father's Force Commander, and realises suddenly why he is there: Both Mara's father and brother must be dead. On returning to her fathers estates - HER estates, she finds only 37 of her soldiers remain, a small fraction of the two thousand her father commanded.
When she takes the ceremony of mourning, she is attacked violently in her own contemplation glade, and her soldier Papewaio defies law in order to save her, entering the glade to kill the assassin. She embarks on a recruiting scheme to strengthen her estates, enlisting the aid of grey warriors, something unheard of all Tsurani history. Among them is Arakasi, the former Spy Master of House Tuscai. With his help, Mara wins over a Cho-ja queen and invites her to build her nest on Acoma land. In the meantime, Mara takes the hand of Buntokapi of the Anasati, and allows him to take the mantle of Lord. Soon he turns the estates upside-down, and after Mara gives birth to his son, he moves off the estates into his Sulan-Qu town house with express orders not to be disturbed under ANY circumstance. He also doesn't take time to hear his wife tell him of the imminent arrival of Bunto's father and the Warlord himself... | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat - FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Political power play Yes Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control - Kind of series - Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - impregnation/reproduction - main character impregnated against her will - descript. of non-breast female anat. How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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