Dragon Age: The Masked Empire
Apr 2014 · Macmillan
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A thrilling tie-in to the award-winning Dragon AgeTM games, where alliances are forged, and promises broken in the battle for the Orlesian throne.
Dragon Age: The Masked Empire follows Empress Celene of Orlais, who rose to power through wisdom, wit, and ruthless manipulation. As war looms between the templars and mages, and rebellion stirs among the elves, Celene must keep her hold on the throne by any means necessary.
Grand Duke Gaspard, a skilled Chevalier, begins to doubt Celene's diplomatic approach as chaos threatens the empire. Perhaps a new leader, one who lives by the Chevalier's Code, is needed to make Orlais strong again.
Briala, Celene's handmaid since childhood, subtly uses her position to improve the lives of elves across Orlais. As Celene's confidante, spymaster, and lover, Briala must decide where her true loyalties lie when politics force the empress to choose between the elves and the throne.
In this epic Dragon Age novel, the fate of the masked empire may ultimately be decided by the elves who hide in the forests or starve in the slums.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Dragon Age: The Masked Empire follows Empress Celene of Orlais, who rose to power through wisdom, wit, and ruthless manipulation. As war looms between the templars and mages, and rebellion stirs among the elves, Celene must keep her hold on the throne by any means necessary.
Grand Duke Gaspard, a skilled Chevalier, begins to doubt Celene's diplomatic approach as chaos threatens the empire. Perhaps a new leader, one who lives by the Chevalier's Code, is needed to make Orlais strong again.
Briala, Celene's handmaid since childhood, subtly uses her position to improve the lives of elves across Orlais. As Celene's confidante, spymaster, and lover, Briala must decide where her true loyalties lie when politics force the empress to choose between the elves and the throne.
In this epic Dragon Age novel, the fate of the masked empire may ultimately be decided by the elves who hide in the forests or starve in the slums.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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4.6
179 reviews
Cathy Nguyen
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September 8, 2014
For people just getting into the books, this is definitely the one to start with if you want to prepare for Inquisition. The timeline should be DA2》Masked Empire》Asunder》DAI. As for the book itself this was a marvelous, thrilling novel from start to finish. You'll learn about important characters that are guaranteed to make an appearance in DAI and most importantly about The Game. The story has great pacing and all the characters have impressionable personalities. I love this book, thank you Patrick Weekes!
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Amanda Ayres
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November 16, 2014
I downloaded this book with the intention of reading it over a few day's time. I read it in one night. Couldn't leave it alone. Patrick Weeks, IMO, did a great job in bringing these characters to life & the story was very compelling. My 2 complaints:1) I felt the book wasn't long enough. There was enough substance for me to become invested in these people, (Celene & Briala especially) and I hoped to learn a lot more about them then was able. 2) The ending...I'll leave it at that, as to not drop spoilers.
4 people found this review helpful
Darth Sevantius
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July 12, 2014
Hands down one of the better fantasy books I have read in a while. Weekes took what Gaider started and made this world partially his own. Beautiful work.
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About the author
PATRICK WEEKES is a senior writer at BioWareTM and has contributed to all three of the award-winning Mass EffectTM games. His stories have appeared in Amazing Stories, Realms of Fantasy, and Strange Horizons. He has also published a stand-alone fantasy novel.
A division of Electronic Arts, the world's leading electronic entertainment publisher, BIOWARE is the award-winning creator of some of the world's best-selling video games, including the Baldur's GateTM and Neverwinter NightsTM series, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old RepublicTM and Mass Effect.
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