Daine has grown from a scrawny thirteen year old into an accomplished mage using a rare kind of magic. A dyplomatic misdion to Karthak to sue for peace between Karthak and Tortall, puts Daine in thd path of a strange old woman. And then Daine realises the nature of the gift she has been given and the trouble it will cause during peace talks. Karthak has angered the gods and all hell is about to break loose.

A thrilling instalment in Daine's journey, one that sees the final game board laix out for the last struggle and the reveal of who is masterminding the immortals war. Wonderful stuff.

The Emperor Mage is my favourite book in the Immortals Quartet. I love the visit to the exotic and unusual Carthak, and the weird and wonderful goings-on in Ozorne's palace. Daine is the most wonderful heroine, and I love seeing her relationship with Numair unfold. I've been reading and re-reading this series about once a year since I was about 8, and I hope that with this re-release, more and more people will fall in love with this amazing series.

This will be a particularly interesting read for those who came to this story through Tempests and Slaughter, the prequel which focuses on Numair and Ozorne's adolescence. I'm certainly interested to see how people will view Ozorne if they think of him sympathetically already!