Godspeaker Trilogy

Empress: When a scrawny unwanted girl child is sold into slavery, a chain of events is set in motion that will have a profound impact on all the civilised world. Hekat is taken in chains to Mijak's largest city, home of the warlord Raklion. While in his service she learns all about power, its wielding and its uses, while she cleans and serves. The riven kingdom: Ethrea is an island in the centre of the most important shipping route in the world. For 400 years, it has been a land of peace and impregnable security, a perfect trading hub - and keeper of secrets. But the king of Ethrea is dying. His only surviving heir is the princess Rhian. If her enemies have their way, Ethrea will not be ruled by a woman. Hammer of God: In Ethrea‚ Rhian sits upon a precarious throne. Defiant dukes who won′t accept her rule threaten the stability of her kingdom. Dexterity has been banished from court in disgrace. The blue-haired slave Zandakar‚ a man she thought was her friend‚ has been revealed as the son of a woman sworn to destroy her world. And Rhian′s husband‚ King Alasdair‚ is unsure of her love. The trading nations refuse to believe Mijak is a threat‚ and promise reprisals if she dares protect her realm. Only Emperor Han of mysterious Tzhung-tzhungchai knows that the danger from Mijak is real. But is he an ally‚ or an enemy in disguise? As she struggles to learn the truth and keep her embattled crown‚ the murderous warhost of Mijak advances.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fantasy, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.