Cover of Daughter of the Empire

Daughter of the Empire

core novel 1987 Riftwar Cycle

Record

First published1987
Original language EN
Work typenovel
Canon statuscore
Reader rating4.29 (42,804 ratings, collected 2026-08-06)
Page count421
First-edition ISBN0-246-13226-4
Internal chronology5

Where it sits

Awards (verified)

  • Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1988: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 19.

Notes

  • UK edition ISBN, the earliest edition with an ISBN on record; only the 1987 year is confirmed (no month/day).
  • From the series record (The Empire Trilogy): Co-written throughout with Janny Wurts; narrative runs concurrent with the Riftwar Saga and Riftwar Legacy.

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.

Sources

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