
Shaman's Crossing, Book One of the Soldier Son Trilogy
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John Keating
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Robin Hobb
A Hugo and Nebula Award finalist, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb is hailed by the Baltimore Sun as a “master fantasist.” Shaman’s Crossing begins her epic Soldier Son Trilogy.
The second son of a recently titled nobleman, Nevare Burvelle survives the King’s Cavalla Academy—where nepotism and corruption reign—to become a soldier in the Gernian king’s army. As he and his fellow soldiers are thrust onto the front lines of the king’s brutal territorial expansion campaign, they struggle against the Plainspeople—forest-dwellers who possess a powerful magic long dismissed by the Gernians. These rebels refuse to bow to the king’s tyranny. And as the battles rage, dangerous thoughts invade Nevare’s consciousness, forcing him to question his role in the army—and the life he’s always known.
Hobb doesn’t disappoint with this intricate fantasy tale featuring larger-than-life characters and exotic landscapes.
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"Here is a master storyteller out to make a point and succeeding beautifully." (Publishers Weekly)
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This book is really hard to put down from reading
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Great!
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Reading from a single persons point of view was difficult for me – maybe that is because I rarely read a long book that only has one point of view.
The overall story was average but it seemed to be mostly terrible experiences to the main character and only a few parts that I could get excited about. The parts with the childish cousin were almost unreadable – really, she walked around with a whistle in her mouth! Much of the story was predictable as was the world, people and magic. I am not sure yet if I want to move on to the second book.
First person story telling…
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Robin Hobb rocks
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slow to start but good book.
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I could not stop listen to it...very interesting.
Hoping that more of Robin Hobb's books become available on Audible.
Good Read!
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Well written and very enjoyable.
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I cannot gush enough about how I love this book. I first read it a few years ago, but as my own life and views have changed, I wondered if it was as good as I remembered. What a fool I was for doubting. With this one novel, Hobb easily joins the list of authors to admire and study. I can tell you from experience reading a fair few other novels that she more than earns and keeps that place. She’s one of my favorite authors for a reason.For this novel alone, I can’t help but feel awe and admiration. It’s a bold foundation for the trilogy, making a world so complete in itself that it almost makes my own perceptions of my world seem false. The awareness Nevare has of what’s going on around him, whether from his own perceptions or what he learns from others, is staggering. Just what his world does to him, how civil changes in his lifetime try to stamp him and others like him down while faith urges him to persevere, is astonishing. Robb has crafted a setting and population that are so real it’s almost unfathomable. And at the same time, it’s only right that it should all be this way. It doesn’t feel like a novel. It feels like we’ve just received a real story from another world… and I for one am grateful to have it. It is, to put it simply, masterfully crafted and worth a read. So what are you waiting for?
An Astoundingly Rich Read
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Fantastic book!!!
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