Emperor Ozorne Muhassin Tasikhe has been neglecting the worship of the gods, primarily the chief Goddess of Carthak, the Graveyard Hag. Despite her best efforts, she gets caught up in not only the political situation, but a religious one of sorts as well. She also is reunited with the Stormwing Rikash Moonsword, who seems to bear her no significant ill will and in fact warns her several times about the trouble brewing in the empire. Nevertheless, all is not well in the Carthak empire.ĭaine makes several friends in Carthak, including Numair's former teacher and still close friend Lindhall Reed, Ozorne's heir, his nephew Kaddar, and a marmoset named Zekoi. This soothes the nervous delegation, which is further complicated by the presence of Numair, who had to flee Carthak and Ozorne's ire several years before. All seems well in the elaborate court of the charming emperor, who continues to proclaim his innocence in stirring up troubles in Tortall and truly cares for his prized aviary. How could I forget? I couldn't have done it without you!' -Dedication for Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce Plot summaryĭaine is sent with a delegation that includes both Sir Gareths of Naxen, Alanna the Lioness, and Numair Salmalín to the Emperor Mage of Carthak, in hopes that she can smooth relations by helping with his prized birds. ' To those who took a struggling young writer, cushioned her in her early months in the Big Apple, and agreed that no idea was too crazy: Daine goes with them to save the emperor's birds. The task of the delegation is to put an end to the problems between the two countries. The novel details the events taking place around the peace delegation sent by the Tortallan monarchs to Carthak which includes Veralidaine Sarrasri, Numair Salmalín, Duke Gareth of Naxen, Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau and Harailt of Aili.

This is the second quartet by author Tamora Pierce. As with Tamora Pierce Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.Įmperor Mage is the third in a series of four books, The Immortals. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The original article was at Emperor Mage.