Emperor Mage
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| Author | Tamora Pierce |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Immortals |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Released | November 17, 1994 |
| Media Type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-590-55802-1 |
| Preceded by | Wolf-Speaker |
| Followed by | The Realms of the Gods |
Emperor Mage is a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the third in a series of four books, The Immortals. It details the peace delegation sent by Tortall to Carthak which Daine joins, to save the king's birds.
Daine is sent with a delegation to the Emperor Mage of Carthak, in hopes that she can smooth relations by helping with his prized birds. She gets caught up in not only the political situation, but a religious one of sorts as well. Emperor Ozorne Muhassin Tasikh has been neglecting the worship of his Goddess, the Graveyard Hag. This Carthaki goddess gives Daine the ability to revive dead bodies to their former identities. When it seems Ozorne has murdered Numair, Daine summons a horde of "bonedancers" (fossilized dinosaur skeletons assembled by the mage Lindhall). Ozorne's rule is broken (he gets turned into a Stormwing) and replaced with that of the more benevolent Kaddar.
