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The King of Ethrea is dying. His only surviving heir is the Princess Rhian. But if her enemies have their way, Ethrea will not be ruled by a woman.

Dexterity Jones is a toymaker. To protect Princess Rhian and his country, he must place his trust in an exile from Mijak. Yet, as Ethrea comes ever closer to civil war, a greater danger awaits.

Across the sea, an Empress has already slaughtered millions in the name of her god. And the war will not end -until the world kneels before her.

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Karen Miller was born in Vancouver, Canada, and moved to Australia when she was two. Over the years she has held down a wide variety of jobs, including horse stud groom in Buckingham, England. Find out more about Karen Miller at www.karenmiller.net.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 768 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit (September 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316008362
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316008365
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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living flame, royal appointment, high godspeaker, red dragon figurehead, dance hotas, scorpion wheel, man with blue hair, scorpion amulet, privy chapel, brown cobs, former ward, personal chaplain, plum duff
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The Riven Kingdom, Karen Miller, Dame Cecily, Princess Rhian, Lord Rulf, Henrik Linfoi, Prolate Marian, King Alasdair, Lady Dester, Chaplain Helfred, Queen Rhian, Lord Harley, Court Ecclesiastica, Chaplain Mede, King Eberg, Duke Edward, Emperor Han, Old Scooton, Good God, Prolate Marlan, Great Hall, Most Venerable, Alasdair Linfoi, King's Council, Lord Dester
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars worth getting through Empress, October 12, 2008
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Sometimes there are books that are so difficult to get through, that only later do you realize this is an indication of how well the author made you loose yourself in the story. "Empress" was one of those. In the "Riven Kingdom" you are well rewarded for your persistance. I love stories about people who rise to extraordinary occassions when face with the need. Add to that the painful path to redemption of another character, and you have a story that makes me ache for the conclusion.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars So-so, September 12, 2008
Note: I actually give this book 3 1/2 stars.
Like the first book I felt this one was a little long but it moved at a faster pace, though sometime I was wondering when anything was going to happen (like the civil war). We see Hekat but only rarely so the reader can keep abreast with what is going on in her empire. I liked the switches so that the whole book I'm not wondering about Hekat and were her armies are. The most of the main characters are softer and more likable. Unlike Hekat, the characters were more down to earth people, who didn't think they were all high and mighty, they understood the delicate situation that they were in.
This is a very good second book in a trilogy and though it has dark undertones, it has a faster pace and not as much goriness.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If you struggled with the first book in the series, don't be afraid to give this one a try!, August 16, 2009
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If you struggled to get through all the darkness and unlikable characters in the first book in this series, but liked the author's writing in spite of yourself, I recommend that you give this second book a try. The same compelling writing is there, but The Riven Kingdom tells a different story with, for the most part, different characters. These characters are also flawed, but they are very likable, and most of them are trying to do the right thing. I read this book in less than half the time it took me to get through the first book.

This is a very different type of story than the one told in Empress, but it doesn't completely abandon that storyline. It tells the story of an island, Ethrea, where nobody has ever heard of Mijak or the people who live there. These people have their own internal problems which they are trying to overcome, and most of the story revolves around that. One character from Mijak does end up in Ethrea fairly early on in the story. (If you read the first book, you can probably guess who.) There are also three chapters scattered throughout the book that take place in Mijak to let us know what's going on there in the meantime. But other than that, don't expect to see much from the characters in the first book. I suspect we'll see more of them in book 3. The things that frustrated me in Empress start to get explained in The Riven Kingdom. You can see how the foundation laid in the 1st book is going to tie together with the overall story. I'm looking forward to reading the 3rd book and seeing how the author brings everything to a conclusion.

There was more humor in this book. Just small, light moments with the characters that made me chuckle.

The only thing that really drove me nuts in this story was the way the character from Mijak said "yes", "no", and "sorry" in the Mijak language throughout the entire book. The people of Mijak and the people of Ethrea speak different languages, so the character from Mijak had to learn the language of the people from Ethrea. While they were learning to communicate, the main characters in Ethrea also learned some Mijak words. I think it's cool when a book has some made up words in its own language that are used throughout a story, but this was different. Eventually this character was doing a decent job of communicating in the language of Ethrea and yet still persisted in saying these three words in the Mijak language even while correctly translating much more difficult words. Not only that, but all of the main Ethrea characters would use the Mijak language for those words whenever they spoke to the character from Mijak. It was just silly, and annoyed me more and more as the story went on. The Mijak word for "yes" rhymes with "no", and I had trouble keeping them straight for some reason. I had to pause every time they used the word to make sure I knew whether they were saying yes or no. Still, it's a pretty minor nitpick, and might not bother other people as much as it bothered me.

The author took a risk with the way she began this series, and I'm not sure it paid off. The first book was dark and frustrating and, even though it was interesting and well written, it was painful to read. If the number of reviews for the 1st book versus the 2nd book are any indication, it seems that many people gave up after the first book. On the other hand, it seems some of the people who loved the first book were disappointed by the second book because of how different it was and because it didn't have many of the same characters. It's almost a no-win scenario. This is frustrating because, from what I've read so far, this series is worth reading.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mr Jones and Mijak
Wow, Miller successfully creates a world that is the antithesis of Mijak, with a loving god and all that. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Kawika

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but very rough, not for the squeamish.
Same as the 1st book in series. But if bloodiness puts you off--pass it by.
Published 5 months ago by flowerchild

4.0 out of 5 stars Anxious to get to The HAMMER!
The Riven Kingdom was much like reading the Two Towers--you know it's a bridge to get to the good part of the story. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Janell M. Ramos

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed this as first one
I didn't realize this was the 2nd book in the trilogy & read it first. I wasn't fully engaged for the first couple of chapters, then got hooked! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Joshua Freedman

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Good to Be True
I was hoping the writer would not cave into pressure and tone down the characters from Empress but she did something different, she made them dissapear. Read more
Published 8 months ago by HardCandy

4.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling
Again, this book is an interesting mixture for me. Although it was definitely more enjoyable than it's predecessor, "Empress," which I also read, this book was still somewhat... Read more
Published 9 months ago by C. Deranek

2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing Follow-up
I can hardley believe that this is the same author who wrote 'Empress'. I first 300 pages of this book were so boring.... Read more
Published 14 months ago by G. Bell

4.0 out of 5 stars A great wok of fiction.
This is the second part of three of the Godspeaker trilogy and I'm pumped up and ready to go for the last installment. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. D. Tilburg

5.0 out of 5 stars an entertaining epic fantasy
In the walled island Kingdom of Ethrea, Rhian stays with her father the King as he is dying. She sadly muses she will be an orphan soon since her mom Queen Ilda died ten years... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Harriet Klausner

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