In The Emperor Mage we are introduced to some great new characters including: Emperor Ozorne, Prince Kaddar, the female mage Varice, and the teacher Lindhall Reed. This leads Daine to once again question her original view that the world is not perhaps as simple as ‘humans good, immortals bad’. While the Stormwing Rikash returns and is featured throughout the novel more emphasis is placed this time on the human characters. The Immortal creatures themselves do take more of a back seat in this novel compared to the first two books. The Stormwing Rikash – half man, half birdĪnother continuing theme is that of trust which is woven into the themes of right/wrong and good/bad. This shared experience makes the action packed plot easy to follow (assuming you’re familiar with the recurring characters of course!) Whatever Daine learns or experiences, the reader discovers at the same time. The reader and Daine go on a journey together. The good news is that, like with the previous novels, The Emperor Mage is told from the point of view of protagonist Daine. I would definitely recommend reading the first two books in the series before starting on this one in order to avoid getting confused. The Emperor Mage packs a lot into its plot and honestly it is not a book new readers can quickly jump into.
However things get complicated when Daine’s patron the Badger God, accompanied by the mysterious Graveyard Hag, decides to use Daine as a vessel to punish Carthak and its Emperor.
While the adults try to forge a peace treaty between the kingdoms of Tortall and Carthak, teenager Daine has been asked to heal the birds in the Emperor’s menagerie with her wild magic.
Book Three of Tamora Pierce’s Immortals Quartet sees Daine, Numair, Alanna, the dragonet Skysong and members of the King’s Court sail to the nearby land of Carthak to meet with the Emperor Ozorne.
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