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Indlæser... Vows and Honor: Oathbound, Oathbreakers, Oathblood (2018)af Mercedes Lackey
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I really liked the stories about Tarma and Kethry. It was good that I was warned that the third book in this omnibus contained also stories that were in the first two books, but the other stories were well worth the read. This is one collection of stories I will certainly reread. ( ) This collection includes Oathbound, Oathbreakers, and Oathblood. They feature Tarma, an asexual swordswoman extraordinaire who is tutored by the best fighters of her people (even though they are now dead), and Kethry, a mage who has been bound to a sword that makes her an excellent fighter, although the payment is she must help women in need of her services. Oathbound: This is truly one of the best sword-and-sorcery novels I've read. The heart of sword-and-sorcery is the old-fashioned "buddy novel." This book has the twist that the buddies are women, competent in their fields of expertise. Add to it the sorceress has a magical sword takes over the fighting for her and that negates most of the bad side of being a mage (an actual physical attack will distract or disable most mages in a lot of fiction) so the warrior doesn't have to spend all her time making sure her sworn sister is safe and the stories become more believable. This novel feels episodic as there really isn't an overarching theme. Oathbreakers: Many times a sequel isn't as strong as the original. Oathbreakers, if anything, is stronger. Less episodic, there's a missing person who ties the whole novel together. Kethry and Tarma are tasked to find her, or to discover her fate. For fans of Valdemar, a herald and his companion do make an entrance. The background to one of Valdemar's alliances is also revealed. Oathblood: This is a collection of short stories featuring Kethry and Tarma. Some I had read in anthologies. but others were totally new to me. Two had been subsumed into Oathbound. Those I skimmed as I had just read that book and they were nearly the same. Both the characters and the author matured and the stories steadily improved. In the end, I could tell that Tarma and Kethry knew they were good at what they did, but also didn't consider themselves "real" heroes. This quotation sums it up: "There’s your real heroes—the people who keep coping, keep trying, no matter how many blows Fate takes at them. Nobody’ ll make a song about them, but they’re heroes all the same." People may not realize that there are two CDs created to accompany Oathbound and Oathbreakers. They bear the same title, but are/were put out by Firebird Arts and Music. They include the filk songs (science fiction/fantasy folk songs) that Lackey published about these books. Both are excellent listening. The lyrics are included at the end of this collection. If you enjoy well-written fantasy, you should certainly have these books in your collection. Highly recommended. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Belongs to SeriesValdemar: Chronological Order (Omnibus 1270 AF) Tilhører ForlagsserienDAW Book Collectors (1796) IndeholderFriendly Fire {short story} af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) Keys [novelette] af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) The Making of a Legend (Vows & Honor) af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) Oathblood [novella] af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) Spring Plowing at Forst Reach [novelette] af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) Sword Sworn af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) A Tale of Heroes (Vows and Honor Series) af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) The Talisman (Vows and Honor) af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) Turnabout [novelette] af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) Wings of Fire [short story] af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte) A Woman's Weapon (Vows & Honor Series) af Mercedes Lackey (indirekte)
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HTML:This omnibus of the acclaimed Vows and Honor trilogy, set in the New York Times bestselling world of Valdemar, follows Tarma and Kethry, swordswoman and sorceress, as they seek justice for past wrongs. The Oathbound: Introduces Tarmaâ??swordswoman trained by elite warriors in all forms of deadly combatâ??and Kethry, former noblewoman whose magical skills were shaped by a powerful school of sorcery. United by the Goddess and armed with a magical sword drawing them to those in need, Tarma and Kethry swore a blood oath to fight against evil. Oathbreakers: When Idra, leader of the Sunhawk mercenaries, failed to return from a journey to her home kingdom of Rethwellan, Tarma and Kethry set out in search of her. Instead they find a land shadowed by a dark enchantment, the claim to the throne in question, and the people of Rethwellan in terrible jeopardy. Oathblood: The sisters of sword and spell have pledged to train others to fight for their cause, starting a school for fledgling warriors and mages. But training turns out to be far more perilous than expectedâ??and when two of their students are kidnapped, Tarma and Kethry must draw upon their combined skills to answer the call of destiny in ways they never No library descriptions found. |
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