Janny Wurts
The Empire Series: Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire with Raymond E. Feist
This series I loved, although I thought that the tidying up bits in the last couple pages where everything worked out just right were a bit much, Happy endings are nice, but they frequently strike my as unrealistic. This series definitely has an oriental flavor, although there is nothing Asian about it per se, so there is certainly nothing accurate about it, it is very interesting.
Books by Janny Wurts:
Cycle of Fire: Stormwarden (1984), Keeper of the Keys (1988), Shadowfane (1988), Master of White Storm
The Wars of Light and Shadow: Curse of Mistwraith (1993), Ships of Merior (1995), Warhost of Vastmark (1995)
The Empire Series (with Raymond E. Feist): Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire
