Emissary - Fiona McIntosh

Fiona McIntosh really has a way of making a book so engrossing that you never want to put it down. Emissary, the second book in the Percheron Series, is no exception.

Following on from the previous story, Lazar the Spur is believed to be dead and so Ana is in mourning for him. With no glimmer of hope left in her harem life she is resound to live out her days with no chance of happiness, awaiting death, and in fact welcoming it. The Valide and Grand Master Eunuch Salmeo have plans that will aid in speeding such an end, to help rid Zar Boaz of the girl that has such influence over him.

When the threat of war is brought to the peaceful nation of Percheron, over no less than the Spur's death, it brings everyone's scheming plans to a holt. Who will be able to save the nation and will they be able to convince their enemies against such action in time?

Jaki's review

I could not put this book down. Just as Odalisque engrossed me when reading it, Emissary made me regret sleeping and having to go about my every day life, regretting not being unable to read the whole book in one sitting.

The writing is so fluent which makes for a flawless read. Fiona McIntosh has such a way

of drawing you into the story and making you love the characters that you feel their elation, despair, indifference and hatred along with them.

This book ends in a big cliffhanger, so do not finish this book unless you have Goddess, the third in the series, available to you.