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Deadly Games: (The Emperor's Edge, Book 3) Paperback – March 15, 2012

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When you’ve been accused of kidnapping an emperor, and every enforcer in the city wants your head, it’s hard to prove yourself an honorable person and even harder to earn an imperial pardon.That doesn’t keep Amaranthe Lokdon and her team of outlaws from trying. When athletes start disappearing from the Imperial Games, they may finally have an opportunity to show the emperor that they’re on his side. If she and her comrades can get to the bottom of such a public mystery, they’re sure to get the credit.But plans go awry when Amaranthe’s own men start plotting against each other, the new ally she’d hoped to acquire tries to turn her in, and her best fighter—and closest friend—disappears.Maybe getting involved wasn’t such a good idea after all…

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The Emperor's Edge
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 15, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 378 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 147018785X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1470187859
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.95 x 9 inches

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Lindsay is a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who loves travel, hiking, tennis, and vizslas. She's written over sixty novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has been twice nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.

She grew up in the Seattle area but has itchy feet and moves every couple of years. She's currently living in Bend, Oregon, and working on the next book.

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Denise Stormo

Great writer

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 14, 2022

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Her books are always really good. I've already read this whole series and I'm now reading it again. Her flash golden other series are really excellent as well.

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Julie Kabrich

Can't put the series down

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 22, 2022

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I love this series. Unique methods to get out of situations that appear impossible to overcome. Like MacGyver on steroids...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 13, 2011

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Once again, Lindsay Buroker has created a well-polished, fast-paced adventure in her most recent installment of the Emperor's Edge series. Despite the constant presence of strife and mystery that abounds, the teasing banter and creative dialogue between the characters helps lighten the mood when things start to get out of hand. Danger lurks around every corner (quite literally in some cases) for Amaranthe and her men, and this book continues on where Dark Currents left off quite nicely.

In Deadly Games, we discover Amaranthe and her group have once again stumbled upon a mystery plaguing their city. Several athletes are in town for the Imperial Games and when they start disappearing, Amaranthe and the Emperor's Edge embark upon another mission in the hopes to clear their names and redeem themselves in the eyes of the emperor.
I have been a fan of these books from the very beginning and Deadly Games has definitely lived up to my standards. The characters that Buroker has created are just as motley as ever, and if possible, they have become even more dear to me. In this book, we get a closer look at Basilard's perspective: his fears, his beliefs, his sense of duty and what he feels he owes his people. His main inner struggle circulates around Sicarius and one of the assassin's past deeds. Although I expected Amaranthe to play a significant role in smoothing over the relationship between the two men, I was pleased to discover otherwise. In a way she does influence their decisions, but Sicarius and Basilard are able to come to an understanding on their own.

One other thing I appreciated about this book was how far Sicarius has come since Emperor's Edge. His humanity is really starting to poke through that icy shell of his and we are starting to see the person beneath the assassin. In this book he makes mistakes and even lets his guard down a bit when he has somewhat of a bonding moment with Basilard. I hope to see more of this in future books and I hope the other characters (not just Amaranthe) come to see it too.

All in all, a wonderful book indeed. Buroker offers up a very satisfying conclusion, but one that only makes the reader eager for the next installment. Hopefully, as in the case of the other Emperor's Edge books, we won't have to wait too long to see what happens next.

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G. Wright

Loves it...again

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I cannot express how much I love these books. Deadly Games was exactly what I have been waiting for and I felt no disappointment reading it at all, well except when it ended.
I have been reading all my life and since I first picked up Encrypted by Lindsay I have been hooked. The Emperors Edge books are just so incredibly fun to read and I read them over and over again. I nabbed Deadly Games as soon as it was released and devoured it like an addict. I have already re-read my favorite parts and I am constantly going over her previous books whenever I am bored. Usually I only re-read a book after a long enough time that I have started to forget what happened. Not so with Buroker, I re-read the interactions between Amaranthe and her crew ALL the time.

I love that Sicarius is slowly working his way through his own struggles and the end of the book was so incredible that I just want to hug him for finally, finally doing something outside of being an amazing assassin. I loved that he made mistakes in this one, but didn't lash out at Amaranthe for it like in the first book and I love how Amaranthe is so great at not giving up on him. I thought it was great too how there was some inner struggle within their crew and that Amaranthe wasn't the one who fixed it.

All things aside I love Amaranthe the most because she truly is a regular girl. No special powers, no hidden past that causes her to be some messiah for the future. She's just an incredibly devoted, smart, sassy and ridiculously funny woman who bands a group of misfits together and dedicates her life to making her world a better place. She is selfless and brave and everything you could possibly want in a hero.

I think my only questions is why is Akstyr still with the group? If he doesn't get paid well and doesn't really seem to like anyone, even Amaranthe, then why is he still there? I am really interested to read Lindsay's take on his side of the story so I hope that's the next one she does.

I cannot wait for the next installment. Wonderfully written and it was wonderfully received. Keep it up Lindsay!

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Part of a 10 star book series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 4, 2020

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The story continues...
Steam punk, magical (sorry, science) and alien elements. Believable and
diverse protagonists from different backgrounds and with different skills. Fast paced, imaginative story line in each book, build around a mixed group of outlaws (deadly assassin, female ex-enforcer, thief with magical abilities, researcher, gentle mute ring fighter and a full-of-himself dandy with questionable dress taste) trying to clear their names through honorable actions, which not alway go according to plan, but no worries, Amaranthe will talk her way out of it...
As with all of Lindsay’s books, her superb descriptive writing makes the created world, characters and stories very vivid and enjoyable.
Each of her books gives insights into the well created characters, their motives for actions and their developing relationships.
You will even come to understand and feel sorry for the trained from birth, deadly, monosyllable assassin Sicarius.

Books from different spin-off series link into the same world you will come to love, adding more (historical, ethnical and character) background and visuality overall.
In short, you want to read them all in order and you will want more!

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“Oh, no," Maldynado said. "When I get my statue, I don't want it to be an image of me going up a squid's butt.”

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Deadly Games is the third installment in the Emperor’s Edge series, and is also Basilard’s book. Now he’s a free man, and not dodging wild Makarovi he’s ‘vacationing’ with the rest of the team - although they all have vastly different interpretations of the term (ahem, Maldynado!)

He’s also thinking about his homeland, his daughter, and how the actions he took to survive condemns him in his people’s eyes before a plea for counsel further crushes how he perceives himself...and certain others.

Meanwhile, Stumps is gearing up for the Imperial Games - like the Olympics, only with more steam and backstabbing. The stakes are high, the rewards are vast, and the athletes are going missing. Of course, if there’s trouble afoot, Amaranthe can be found looking for clues in its midst, and a friendly wager gives her the inside man that she needs.

The Amaranthe/Sicarius situation is ‘unknown’ as Sicarius is so fond of saying, but Maldynado’s attempts to set up Amaranthe with Deret Mancrest result in glares that could freeze the balls off a polar bear...and I’m not 100% sure that it’s simply because he wants to turn her in, either. (Eeep!)

While Amaranthe and Sicarius commit to research, Basilard finds himself in alliance with Akstyr, and it seems that the team are working towards separate goals until the missing persons epidemic affects them directly, resulting in a most unexpected camaraderie.

With her team divided, Amaranthe rallies all of the resources at her disposal to mount a rescue mission, but with Practitioners, a Kraken, and the ever-present, always dastardly Forge group working against them, it certainly won’t be easy.

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Stephanie Farrant

This series just keeps getting better and better!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 19, 2016

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This series just keeps getting better and better!

The Emperor's Edge are back again only this time there is a rift between some of the men.

I enjoyed the dual narrative and learning more about Basilard, it was fascinating reading from the point of view of someone who is unable to speak.

Though Sicarius is absent throughout a chunk of this story, we certainly see a more humane side of him, as well as more of that fine body (many thanks Lindsay!)

I spent much of the story chewing nervously on my fingernails (a trait I proudly share with Amaranthe) as there are many tense moments and life and death situations. Although there were still many laugh out loud moments again mostly due to Maldynado who I have a soft spot for. He really is an awesome character.

I'm now diving straight into the next book of the series, Conspiracy and I'm really hoping Amaranthe can seduce Sicarius, those two seriously need to get together!

Cell1e

I LOVED THIS BOOK AND THE SERIES!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 16, 2014

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I really loved the whole series of the Emperors Edge. The excitement and adventure kept my nose in my book day and night. I am just halfway through the last of the series Republic and have thoroughly enjoyed every single moment in all of the series. I wish I had a lot more of Lindsay Buroker books to read however I think I have read through nearly all of her collections. I heartily recommend this book and this whole series to anyone who loves fantasy, adventure with romance sprinkled throughout. Lindsay does a great job of making her stories and her characters interesting, amusing and fun to spend time with!

PS. I rarely give any book 5 stars, I really think this book and the whole series are worth it. Totally engrossing reads.

Amazon Customer

There's something about her stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 17, 2012

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I've just finished the 3rd book in the Emperors Edge series and gone looking for more of her books on Kindle.
I don't know what it is; she is not the best author I've read and she is not the best writer either, at least, not yet, although I have a feeling that she is going to be. What she can do though is tell a very, very good story and people her stories with characters who actually interest the reader. All her people have something about them that makes me want to find out more about them; get to know them better.

Oh yes, and she has a good sense of humour too, and it shows.

This is one author whose writing career I am going to follow with interest.

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