Professor Jane Garnett is a Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Wadham College, Oxford, UK. Dr Garnett's research is on intellectual, cultural and religious history, predominantly of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the study of gender and visual culture over wider periods. She was Consultant Editor for Women on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (1994-2004), as well as acting as Associate Editor for Victorian Women Philanthropists.

Chris Megson is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has taught and published widely in the field of modern drama, and is editor of The Methuen Drama Book of Naturalist Plays. Other works include: Get Real: Documentary Theatre Past and Present (with Alison Forsyth, 2011), and Modern British Playwriting: The 70s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations (2012). Da das Buch damit beworben wird, dass es das Buch zur Serie ist, möchte ich kurz auch etwas dazu sagen: Das Buch ist im Vergleich viel kürzer und umfasst nur die ersten zwei Folgen, die in diesem Buch auch gut wiedergegeben werden. Während die Serie danach dramatisch weitergeht, finden Elisabeth und Franz hier also früher ihr Happy End und man muss darauf vertrauen, dass das Paar auch alle anderen Krisen zusammen bewältigen wird.

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But when Sisi and Franz meet unexpectedly in the palace gardens, away from the prying eyes and relentless critique of the court, their connection cannot be denied. And as their illicit conversations turn into something more, they must soon choose between the expectations of their families and standing up for what they truly believe in…

The characters and the thrilling plot kept me on the edge of my seat. Some of the characters developpement didnt go in the direction I wanted, but it made the story that much more intense. Tyrus developpement completely crushed my soul. My poor little crazy muffin. I also really wanted the romance to go in a different direction. I have to admit it worked for the story, but this girl was really hoping for a better outcome. The crowd within the Great Heliosphere lapsed into silence as we drew into the sacred chamber of diamond and crystal, and then they were dropping to their knees, hands to their hearts in salute to the Emperor. I am not that up to date on the events of history of that part of the world. I could tell you all about the French Revolution, but this part of Europe never held an interest for me, historically. That’s why I can not say how historically correct it is, but I doubt it is. There’s probably a drop of truth in there, but how shall we know. I expected more of an historical drama than a romance. But I found myself surprised, I actually liked the story.

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Griffis: I think of it as a slow-build sexiness. There’s a lot of longing here. We’re in a situation where propriety says that they can’t really be together. There’s a lot of moments when they’re just alone, thinking about being together. And then we get to a point where we get to act on that longing. All credit to Caolinn on that one. She was like, “We’re going steamy!” Tyrus strives for a voluntary union throughout the Empire which has been ruled by fear for generations. Alectar van Pasus, his biggest objector, believes that Tyrus is being idealistic.

okay so, not what I expected. especially after reading The Diabolic, which happened to introduce me to the sci-fi genre and I loved it! I genuinely appreciated it as a stand alone and would have never expected a second book, because things wrapped up perfectly! The Empress takes place shortly after the events in the first book, the Diabolic (a book that I must preface saying that I ADORED) with Tyrus and Nemesis figuring out how to rule. We have a new problem added to the mix-a sceptar that controls and unifies the Chrysanthemum that can only be turned on with both the blood of a Domitirian and the vicar. With Nemesis besides Tyrus, the vicar refuse to support so they must find another way to get the sceptar working. The book is easy to read and flows a bit choppy. There isn't a lot of depth and everything seems to be paint by numbers. I will say that it reads like a YA version of Alison Pataki's book up until when Elisabeth and Franz marry. A fresh, fast-paced take on a legendary woman and one of Europe’s most notorious royal love stories—guaranteed to win Sisi new fans.” — Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling author of Bringing Down the Duke While this world building was FANTASTIC, the Empress took every likable character from the first book and turned them into awful annoying villains, making this infuriatingly frustrating & unsatisfying to read.

As seen on Netflix, The Empress is a captivating, vivid and remarkably modern tale about falling in love and finding one’s voice. Sisi is a well-known character in the history. The descriptions of the settings in the Bavarian mountains are really drawing attention and the whole romanticised story will get the attention of fans of historical romance. I am deaaaaaaaaaaddddddddd from that ending. I just. I can't. It is too much. My POOR FEEBLE HUMAN BRAIN CAN'T TAKE IT omg what even This fascinating new theatre production has got ‘make this into a movie’ written all over it.” The Telegraph Zur Abwechslung zu Thrillern, Krimis sowie Fantasy-Büchern wollte ich mich an die Geschichte von Sissy (Elizabeth) und Franz ran wagen. In „Die Kaiserin“ wird der Anfang dieser Geschichte aufgegriffen. Elizabeth steht im Mittelpunkt der Geschichte, welche jeden Verehrer und potentiellen Ehemann in die Flucht schlägt. Doch als dann ihre Schwester Helene sich mit dem Kaiser Franz verloben möchte, merkt Elizabeth, als sie auf Franz trifft, dass sie sich zu ihm hingezogen fühlt. Und umso näher sie Franz kennenlernt, desto mehr muss sie an den Kaiser denken. Wie soll sich Elizabeth entscheiden? Kann sie ihre Schwester Helene hintergehen?