![]() ![]() She immediately faces a crisis of confidence with the nobles who have supported her. ![]() It is a terrifying weapon, gripping her soldiers with the primitive fear that they may be following a false empress whom the gods wish to destroy. This is not normal flame but what appears to be a sacred fire that spreads wildly among her troops. Malini, having refused to make that sacrifice, moves ahead with her plans, supported by rebel factions, and at the opening of the novel appears poised to succeed in a major battle.īut her plans fail when a barrage of flaming arrows hits her troops. ![]() The faith that guides the empire draws its power from the grisly burning deaths of highborn women who willingly sacrifice themselves to a terrible fate. The story opens as the rebel princess Malini, now claiming the title of empress of Parijatdvipa, leads her army against a major force of her brother Chandra, the emperor backed by the priesthood of the realm. ![]()
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