To Serve and Submit - Softcover

Wright, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451460685 ISBN 13: 9780451460684

Publisher: Roc Trade, 2006

Synopsis

Granted her freedom by her master Lexander, a procurer for the pleasure house of VIdaris, Marja--accompanying a fallen noblewoman on a dangerous odyssey to save her world-- is forced to use every bit of skill, cunning, and strength at her command to survive in a brutal war threatening to engulf the land she loves, in an erotic fantasy. Original. 25,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Susan Wright is the author of numerous science fiction novels and nonfiction works on popular culture. She is currently the spokesperson for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, and has lectured extensively at universities around the country.

Reviews

Set in a vaguely Nordic world that eventually comes into better focus, Wright's tepid erotic fantasy, the first in a two-book series, follows the adventures of Marja, "born a wild child of the fens," who willingly leaves her backwater home to become a pleasure slave. True to formula, Marja falls in love with her master, Lexander, who returns her love and eventually sets her free. Marja seeks help from a young noblewoman, Silveta, to whom Marja brings both salvation and misfortune. When Silveta's chieftain husband is murdered, our heroes must undertake a journey to save Silveta from the foul warlord Birgir Barfoot. A climactic battle proves more exciting than most of the carnal encounters, which are oddly coy, nearly sexless and brief. One can only hope that Wright (Slaves Unchained) will turn up the heat in the sequel. (Apr.)
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A child of the fens, Marja spent her days running wild, searching for bog iron for the family, and talking with olfs--spirits of the land who helped and guided her and anyone else who acknowledged them. One day a beautiful man in a huge ship bought Marja from her father. The olfs liked Lexander, and Marja wanted new experiences, so she went willingly. But Lexander is a procurer for the pleasure houses near Vidaris, to which Marja is sent to become a pleasure-giver and is found to be that rara avis, a natural submissive. She falls for Lexander, and he for her, but at a tribal council, she is drawn into a political minefield that makes her run for her life. Used to being told what to do, she must call upon resources and skills she never knew she had to save herself, her land, and the noblewoman she accompanies. The olfs and Marja's sex slavery add a lot to a run-of-the-mill adventure, though a few characters are very well developed, too. Paula Luedtke
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Edition details

• Publisher: Roc Trade
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451460685
• ISBN 13: 9780451460684
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304