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| 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 |
Robin Hobb
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 591 pages Rating: 3.45 | 19954 Users | 846 Reviews
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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.
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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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Ratings: 3.45 From 19954 Users | 846 ReviewsWrite-Up Of Books Shaman's Crossing (The Soldier Son #1)
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 meWith a master craftsmans fine hand, Robin Hobb begins the Soldiers Son trilogy in waves of deftly wrought detail, forming a rich and dense world that perfectly awaits, indicating a war of classes and factions and mysterious enemies, for the rise of an epic character to walk the path of destiny. Loaded with political intrigue, suspenseful subterfuge, spiritual experiences and romantic hope to mentally chew on whilst riding through the breadth of the plains or walking through the chilly halls of
Review will be coming to my channel soon because this was great. Who ever thought I would like a military-focused fantasy.
A young man grows up in a sheltered and privileged adolescence and then enters a military academy to begin his training as the soldier son of his father. Dark magic from the mysterious Speck tribe, political upheavals at home, a new plague sickness spreading in the borderlands, and good old-fashioned twattery combine to make it a difficult first year. I was told by several people when starting this that it wasn't their favourite Hobb book, that it was difficult/boring/odd. I found it none of
RatingReview*** This review originally appeared on Out of this World Reviews. ***Shaman's Crossing is the first novel in Robin Hobb's Soldier Son Trilogy. Other books in the series include Forest Mage and Renegade's Magic.Shaman's Crossing is where we are introduced to our hero, Nevare Burvelle, second son of a second son, fated because of his birth order to become a soldier in his king's cavalla (cavalry). Much of this novel deals with Nevare's childhood: how his father initiates him into his
Oh how I wanted to love this book. Oh how disappointed I was! So this review will be the "Ode of Oh's". Oh how did this book get so popular?I was given this book by a family member with excellent reviews but I can't see why this person-who-shall-remain-unnamed liked it so much. I enjoyed the detailed descriptions of the world and the excellent character building (we literally watch Nevare grow) but the "liking" stops there. Oh Nevare, why have you no balls?Nevare is a fucking coward, and the sad
So I've given this novel 3 stars as I feel that it is the rating that best represents my feeling towards it. This is a decent book with some interesting ideas that are ultimately somewhat frustrated. Now you're probably thinking that stating the obvious is a weird way to start a review, and it is. The reason why I considered giving this book 5 stars was that the average rating was so low. When I see that a book on here has a rating below 3.5 I usually disregard it immediately. There are
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