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Summary: Enchanting
Review: This is one of the most engrossing books I've ever read. It really drew me in. The main character is actually very inspiring. The only thing I have against the book is that I can't put it down. This is the best fantasy book I've read, set apart from all the others mainly due to it's realism. By realism I don't mean it's not fantasy. It takes the fantasy world with all that includes and works with it in a way that is realistic to that world.
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Summary: Great book
Review: This is the absolute best fantasy novel I've ever read, and I've read a lot. If you get bored easily with details about medieval-style warfare, or if you're looking for romance or Harry Potter-style magic, this book won't be for you. But for a good solid fantasy, this book is amazing and well worth its length. By the end you have seen the entire development of the main character and can hardly believe how far you and she have both come. Worth re-reading over and over.
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Summary: You will ride, fight, and cry with Paksenarrion!
Review: This trilogy follows the life and trials of Paksenarrion, a sheepherder's daughter who wants to be a soldier. Through her training and her subsequent campaigns accompanied by the tough as nails sergent Stammel and her best friends Saben and Canna, they follow the mercenary captain Duke Phelan in the quest for gold and a bit of justice. You live with her as Elizabeth Moon takes you through trials and tribulations until her dreams of glory become a little tarnished by the real world. The only problem I have with this excellent book is that the last 50 or so pages become mechanical as the human and flawed Paksenarrion I cried and cheered for as the underdog trying with all her heart to be better, becomes perfect.The story will grip you, the writing descriptive without being flowery, and Paksenarrion is the unique character you wish you could have for a friend. A great read!
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Summary: One of the best unlicensed D&D novels on the market
Review: TSR has made a real industry with its game-related fiction lines (such as the Dragonlance novels), but there's plenty of additional fiction out there which has been inspired, in one way or another, by the Advanced Dungeons and Dragon game. One of the best -- and certainly most original -- is Elizabeth Moon's The Deed of Paksenarrion series, which follows the adventures of a young woman as she strives to become a paladin. All the conventions of an AD&D paladin, such as Protection From Evil and Healing, are marvelously preserved here. And anyone who's played (or played alongside) a paladin character in AD&D will immediately identify with the grueling trials Paksenarrion goes through (in fact, I'd encourage anyone who's interested in playing a paladian to read these books first!). Much of the romance is stripped away, but in its place is a kernel of true integrity and spirit. Whatever else may be true, I'm certain Elizabeth Moon is a marvelous role-player. The first book in the series, Sheepfarmer's Daughter, is partially set in the classic D&D adventure The Village of Hommlet by Gary Gygax (1979, TSR). You'll recognize the Drow -- and their spider god Lloth -- almost immediately, despite the changed names. Moon couldn't have chosen a better setting for her tale: a dark moor where the spirit of a warrior is tested as much as her courage.
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