These books are truly unusual! The story is beeing held in an oriental inspired Fantasy-world, where, just as in the old Japan, honour is more worth than life itself. The land is divided into many properties, where the noblemen has absolute power, and they are mercylessly trying to defeat each other in what is called "The Game of the Council" But there are also the usual Fantasy-ingridients as strange creatures and a gateway to other worlds.
17-year-old Mara is unvoluntary thrown into the middle of the noblemen's dangerous life, after her father and brother was killed in battle. She never expected to have to take over the Acoma land, but she understands that she has to be both strong and clever to avoid beeing ruined by her family's mighty foes. It shows that she is both, and more...
This series consist of three books, and each book is quite self-sustaining.
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1998 SWEDEN