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| Original Title: | Owlflight |
| ISBN: | 0886778042 (ISBN13: 9780886778040) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Valdemar: Owl Mage Trilogy #1, Valdemar (Chronological) #37, Valdemar (Publication order) #20 , more |
| Characters: | Darian |
Mercedes Lackey
Paperback | Pages: 342 pages Rating: 3.98 | 10061 Users | 205 Reviews
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Apprenticed to a venerable wizard when his hunter and trapper parents disappear into the forest never to be seen again, Darian is strong-willed and difficult--much to the dismay of his kindly master. But a sudden twist of fate will change his life forever, when the ransacking of his village forces him to flee into the great mystical forest. It is here in the dark forest that he meets his destiny, as the terrifying and mysterious Hawkbrothers lead him on the path to maturity. Now they must lead the assault on his besieged home in a desperate attempt to save his people from certain death!
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| Title | : | Owlflight (Valdemar: Owl Mage Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Mercedes Lackey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 342 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1998 by DAW (first published 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 10061 Users | 205 ReviewsAppraise Based On Books Owlflight (Valdemar: Owl Mage Trilogy #1)
I admittedly read this after it sat on my shelf for years, and I am outside the targeted demographic. I'm now curious to see if my 13-year-old cousin finds the writing to be more enjoyable than I did, because although there are several YA fatasy series that I used to love, and this one certainly is part of a deeply developed world, the writing really prevented me from enjoying it. My main issue is that the emotions are spelled out so bluntly and so repetitively that I felt like I was beingUPDATE: Screw this mind-fekkery. I am DUN at 73%! FREEEDOOOM!!!!And I am giving this book a new rating: 2 Supermassive Black Hole Stars .---------------------ONE STAR, cause there are no negative stars on GRThis book is one long INFO DUMP. It's so polluted with unnecessary details, it's almost unreadable. I would not have survived the printed version and I am barely surviving the audio one. It's a wonder I haven't fallen asleep at the wheel ...yet.I am having a strong urge to DNF at 67%. So far
Lackey is one of my favorite authors ever! I started reading her Valdemar series in 8th grade but I will still pull out her books to reread them. I also love her work so much that I never miss the chance to buy her new stuff. This series was her last full Valdemar series and Im sad to say I almost wish she hadnt written it. This whole series just fell flat for me and although, as always her characters were great, the whole work just felt a bit formulaic.
This trilogy has always been one of my favorites, and this first books is particularly good, so of course I loved it after rereading it again. The combo of Ms. Lackey and Mr. Dixon is a great one in all the books they collaborated on in the Valdemar series! Definitely worth multiple readings!
Well, I finally finished Owlflight! It took me several days to plow through this one--partly because I've been juggling five books at once (now four!), but also because, I hate to say it, not much much happened. It could have been a good story. It wasn't badly written. But overall, it was boring.The story begins with orphaned Darian, mistrusted by the villagers of Errolds Grove, being taught in wizardry by the incompetent Justyn. Darian sulks and runs off into the woods a lot. Stuff from
A long-time Mercedes Lackey fan, I have enthusiastically read everything she's ever published that takes place in Valdemar. Usually, I will read the trilogies as a set, but I did not ever make it a goal to read them in chronological order according to Valdemar's timeline. While I love stories of Companions and Heralds, the "Owl" trilogy that focuses on the Tayledras, or Hawkbrothers, really captured my attention and imagination. I remember being drawn to the essence of community and
Why does this book preach so much?Not that the messages were bad or anything, but really, do I have to dwell with Darian's grief so much?It could have been better. This is more like an essay to the insight of a character instead of a book which I hoped would be action packed. I am not a pro writer, but shouldn't such essays be kept only for the author's eyes, as a guideline when she built the character a story?This is Lackey's first book that I read, and I understand that there are other
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