Robin Hobb
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 591 pages Rating: 3.45 | 19954 Users | 846 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Shaman's Crossing |
| ISBN: | 0060758287 (ISBN13: 9780060758288) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Soldier Son #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Roman étranger (2007) |
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Nevare Burvelle was destined from birth to be a soldier. The second son of a newly anointed nobleman, he must endure the rigors of military training at the elite King's Cavalla Academy--and survive the hatred, cruelty, and derision of his aristocratic classmates--before joining the King of Gernia's brutal campaign of territorial expansion. The life chosen for him will be fraught with hardship, for he must ultimately face a forest-dwelling folk who will not submit easily to a king's tyranny. And they possess an ancient magic their would-be conquerors have long discounted--a powerful sorcery that threatens to claim Nevare Burvelle's soul and devastate his world once the Dark Evening brings the carnival to Old Thares.Identify Based On Books Shaman's Crossing (The Soldier Son #1)
| Title | : | Shaman's Crossing (The Soldier Son #1) |
| Author | : | Robin Hobb |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 591 pages |
| Published | : | August 29th 2006 by Harper Voyager (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy |
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I loved the school in here, so much like modern boarding school to me, not fantasy at all because it has no magic.So this book was one I went into with slight trepidation becuase the ratings here on Goodreads aren't great and I'd heard that this wasn't as strong as Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings books (which are my favourites). I am glad that I still gave this one a chance in spite of all that, because I loved this book and found that all the things I enjoy about Hobb's writing within the Realm of the Elderlings books are carried over into this series too.This series has a focus on one main character (much
This is not just a bit different for a Robin Hobb book, but different as a fantasy book too. If it was a first attempt at a novel I would imagine that it would be hard to get it published, bucking the trend of what popular fantasy seems to be. Here Hobb throws out quite a lot of what seems to be 'normal' Instead of the standard medieval setting the blueprint of this new series is the expansion into the old west, particularly the cavalry and the subjugation of the indigenous peoples.Obviously it
I've been a fan of Robin Hobb for several years. I loved the Farseer Trilogy, adored the Liveship Traders, and enjoyed the Tawny Man books even if the last one fell apart half way through. I eagerly grabbed up Shaman's Cross when it came out, but in the aftermath of the house fire it ended up in a box, forgotten and unread. I recently unearthed it and placed it at the top of my to-read pile.Quite simply it was a disappointment. It was probably only my great love of the author that made me
I still don't get why this book is rated almost a star less on goodreads compared to the Realm of the Elderlings books. The writing is just top notch stuff. I get that the plot is slow as it usually is in most her books, but then again if you are already in love with Robin Hobb you know that it's the characters more than the plot that drive the story. It's the relationships between characters that provide most of the dramatic tension.Anyway, I loved this book. The story is told from a single
Over the years Robin Hobb has become an absolute powerhouse in the world of fantasy. After devouring all her Elderling books, it was time for the odd trilogy in the bunch: the soldier son. A lot is different in this trilogy, and yet a lot remains the same: there are mysterious plotlines brewing (excellent for speculation!), but at the end of the day, its all about the characters. Im more than ok with that Im a very character-driven reader. Yet what this book didnt have versus all the other
This is the first of a trilogy set in a world rather like the American Old West complete with cavalry, but in a setup where the political system is a monarchy and lords, and the religion is based around a 'good god' and his holy writ. This writ dictates that the eldest son of a man should follow his father's trade or - in the case of the nobility - become the heir to his father's lands and property, the second son should be the 'soldier son', the third the priest, the fourth the artist and
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