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Summary: Fascinating
Review: "Through Wolf's Eyes" is just a wonderfully fun and imaginative read. After losing her parents in a fire at the edge of the kingdom, Firekeeper was adopted by a pack of Royal Wolf's. These 'Royal' Wolf's are a special breed of animal that are bigger, stronger, and smarter than other wolf's. In fact, the forest where Firekeeper was raised is full of such unique breeds of animal that are both animal and more. After 10 years of living with the Wolf's a 'relative' comes looking for possible heirs to a kingdom. Firekeeper, who thinks of herself as a two-legged wolf agrees to go along with these other two legers to find out more about herself. Overall, this was such a fun read; I finished it in a single gulp. Very greedy of me I know, but this book almost immediately took hold of my imagination. I especially look forward to seeing what will happen to 'Blind Seer', Firekeeper's pack mate. Firekeeper has learned that there is the possibility that that humans can be made into beasts; will she find someone who can effect the change and become Wolf in truth or will she come to enjoy being human enough to want to retain her shape and will a pack mate, such as 'Blind Seer' be turned human?
I can't wait to find out.
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Summary: boring boring boring
Review: An avid Lindskold fan for many years I was delighted to finally see a hardback to add to the collection. Every author is entitled to a bad book now and then and this is Ms. Lindskold's. Used to finding believable and interesting characters in intriguing and new settings in her earlier works, Firekeeper was a real disappointment. The characters were flat and the story went nowhere new. Too much space was devoted to introducing characters that had little to do with the plot and not enough space was devoted to developing the story. All in all a very flat, dull and skimming read. Very disappointing.
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Summary: Member of the pack
Review: Fine story with well drawn characters and terrific pacing of the story. It only lags a little towards the middle and the reason I didn't give it 5 stars was that the names of the nobles were at times confusing. This book's Amazon page has the plot description. The story is slightly different and the heroine is strong, likable and smart. She fits in on her terms and grows stronger as the story progresses.
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Summary: Well told, complex, enjoyable tale
Review: Having stumbled across this book in a store and read it, I have immediately ordered the sequel 'Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart' via Amazon. Firekeeper has been raised by Royal wolves - bigger, stronger, more intelligent than their 'cousins' - since she was 5 years old. Her home is on the outlying fringes of Hawk's Haven territory, and the monarch of that kingdom, now without heirs, has sent a search party to investigate his disowned son's venture to find and establish a keep of his own. Unfortunately the investigating team find the remains of the fire that burnt out the small settlement, but due to the natural curiosity and courage of wolves, Firekeeper reveals herself to them. Knowing that the Prince had a daughter, the team take home the potential heir and her attendant brother wolf. This is a big book in more than pages, largely political (which is slightly weird when more than one of the central characters are under 20 years old) and as with politics, and intriguing mix of story lines, motivations and machinations for power. The two strengths of the work for me are firstly that Firekeeper really IS a wolf. She thinks of herself as one, although she longs to be a wolf in body as well as in spirit, and her pack of wolves also think of her as a wolf. She is able to communicate with the wolves on wolf terms, which is a major strength for Firekeeper as of course the other humans are unable to 'speak their language' and much wisdom is purveyed by the animals. The way Firekeeper looks at people and their behaviour is always coloured by her upbringing, which is extremely interesting as a reader as Firekeeper's perceptions are so altered from human. Even other animals such as the falcon Elation often describe Firekeepers behaviour in wolf terms. It is wolf strengths that she admires most in humans - she comes to respect King Tedric because in spite of his weaker appearance (which would not make him strong in the wolf world) he is clearly a One wolf - primary in his pack. Firekeeper is only fifteen - although very mature due to her survival in the wild - and a wolf, so it is necessary to have other characters tell the tale as well. This is the other strength of the book for me - Lindskold lets the reader know as each line of the story develops the full motivations of each character - what they are planning, why they are doing it, and the outcome they dream of. Sometimes this can be a mistake - there are few surprises, and no sudden twists here, events seem to unfold as a natural progression of the knowledge which has been revealed to the reader - but not in this case. Each person is very distinct to the reader because we get to know what makes them tick. There are so many threads weaving the fabric of the story together that the more we know about each character, the more colourful and complex we find the tale. I did find it difficult to keep the characters straight sometimes, especially the youngest and lesser characters that did not have their own voice in the story, and there are a lot of people in the tale. This was resolved in part by the Glossary of Characters in the back (although it can interrupt enjoyment of a book to have to refer to such - a small price to pay). I found 'Through Wolf's Eyes' a complex blend of character and plot driven work, and I enjoyed it tremendously.
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Summary: Wonderful read, this is a keeper!!
Review: I absolutely loved this book--especially Firekeeper and her wolf. Their bond is stronger than one you would have with a sibling--more like having a best friend with yourself!! Ms. Lindskold reminds me of Robin Hobb or Carol Berg's style of writing--very mesmerizing!! I would suggest you run, not walk, to get this book!! Also, don't miss her newest one, "Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart".
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: I am a simple man who rate his books in two categories: "me like" & "me no like". This one I liked at lot, I stayed up all night reading it in spite of heavy work schedule on the following day. A keeper!
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Summary: Better than hack, but not the best.
Review: I expected great things of Roger Zelazny's protégé, Jane Lindskold, who had posthumously completed his great novel, Donnerjack. Granted, this was a fantasy, and authors tend to move into the cliché (ie, copy Tolkien) when they pick up this genre. I was both disappointed and surprised, then with Through Wolf's Eyes. It is a typical feral child story, but if you expect the tale to be about her, think again. She is the focus for maybe a third of the novel, which is rather confusing to the reader, who must then settle down and learn to like another host of characters. The other parts concern the political machinations of Hawk Haven and Bright Bay, two former colonies of a largely unrevealed "old world", and which are now sundered kingdoms. Magic is forbidden, and the story revolves around noble houses. Yeah, what a surprise.
Still, the book was readable, if predictable. I'm hoping her next book is a bit better, which is very likely. One thing I definitely hope she avoids next time is the need to make a few chapters set in the villain's mind. Word to the wise: AVOID IT! A villain whose thoughts are readable always becomes less frightening, less forbidding, and more predictable than one whose thoughts aren't open to the world. It makes them petty. Don't succomb to the temptation, Ms. Lindskold.
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Summary: Better than hack, but not the best.
Review: I expected great things of Roger Zelazny's protégé, Jane Lindskold, who had posthumously completed his great novel, Donnerjack. Granted, this was a fantasy, and authors tend to move into the cliché (ie, copy Tolkien) when they pick up this genre. I was both disappointed and surprised, then with Through Wolf's Eyes. It is a typical feral child story, but if you expect the tale to be about her, think again. She is the focus for maybe a third of the novel, which is rather confusing to the reader, who must then settle down and learn to like another host of characters. The other parts concern the political machinations of Hawk Haven and Bright Bay, two former colonies of a largely unrevealed "old world", and which are now sundered kingdoms. Magic is forbidden, and the story revolves around noble houses. Yeah, what a surprise.
Still, the book was readable, if predictable. I'm hoping her next book is a bit better, which is very likely. One thing I definitely hope she avoids next time is the need to make a few chapters set in the villain's mind. Word to the wise: AVOID IT! A villain whose thoughts are readable always becomes less frightening, less forbidding, and more predictable than one whose thoughts aren't open to the world. It makes them petty. Don't succomb to the temptation, Ms. Lindskold.
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Summary: Not really 5-stars but...
Review: I give this book 5 stars so people will read it and its sequels.
The beginning of THROUGH WOLF's EYES is wonderful, engrossing, and exciting.
But soon you want to dump the book on the nearest coffee table from frustration and boredom. It really, and I mean really, gets nutty talking about a million characters you don't know, can't understand who they are, and don't care a chit about. Get back to the protagonist Ms. Lindskold! Please.
The second book is much better. The series is great. I love dogs of all kinds, I'm 40 years old, and I love good fantasy.
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Summary: A very enjoyable read
Review: I liked this one very much. The idea of a child brought up by wolves isn't totally original, but this was well done nonetheless. The girl called firekeeper is well drawn, as is the intrigue at the royal court. All in all, well worth your time. Mark E. Cooper
Author of The Warrior Within (ISBN: 0954512200)
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