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Summary: A collection of Short Stories
Review: I found this Collection of short stories intriguing. I had never read the Sword and the Sorceress Series by the late Marion Zimmer Bradley so I was Ecstatic that Misty had decided to put MOST of the stories of Tarma and Kethry into a book. I read her intro and found that this was full of stories: Ones she had published, Ones she had written for the heck of it, ones that she had written when she was having a bad day and wanted to place the blame on someone. I am surprised at some of the previous reviews of this collection. According to Misty's Intro, some of the stories hadn't been published previously and the two books Oathbound and Oathbreaker were not even displayed in full inside the book. Even if I HAD read all the stories previously (which I hadn't because I could not find any of them) I am grateful that Misty has decided to put them together into One Easy to find book. I wish the best of luck and good wishes to Misty on her story writing.
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Summary: Good, but you read some of the same stories over again.
Review: I greatly enjoyed the book, and the books in the series of Tamra and Kethry. The reason I gave it a nine is for the fact I've been following the series, and it get tiring to read the same thing over. I under stand the need for the repeating for the people who have not been following. It helps a great deal to follow along in the trials of Tamra, and Kethry. Out of all the books, I think I enjoyed the moments when people meet Warl the most.
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Summary: Another great anthology of Lackey's shorts!
Review: I have enjoyed Misty since my mother discovered her when I was in high school. She has here collected the Tarma and Kethry stories that so many of us missed because we lacked access to the Sword and Sorceress anthologies. The story of Keth's daughter is especially strong.
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Summary: Another good book for a collecter!
Review: I have never been able to find copies of the original Tarma and Kethry saga, as the "Sword and Sorceress" books are hard to find. I really enjoyed this book! It will make a fine addition to my Mercedes Lackey collection, next to the "Vows and Honor" Duology. Now all we need is some new stuff! Keep up the great work Misty!
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Summary: It was okay
Review: I was rather disappointed in this book. I bought it a couple of days after I had read the first book in the series, and thought it would be along the same lines, but I was disappointed to find out that it was just a collection of short stories. Bottom line: If you want to read it, check it out at the library.
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Summary: funny and heart-warming stories
Review: I was surprised when I brought this book home after buying it. I had read The Oathbound and Oathbreakers (the first 2 books about Tarma and Kethry), and had expected this to be another novel. However, after reading a few of these shorter tales, I realized that they were almost as good as one long story. They were ingenious, funny at times, full of what I had come to expect from Mercedes Lackey. At the beginning you finally receive the story of Tarma and Kethry's first meeting and their oath to Tarma's goddess. At the end was a satisfying "mini-novel" regarding both Tarma and Kethry after they had settled into running their school. (if you have read the other 2 books, you will know where they got the land and buildings). This book stands alone or supplements the other novels. A great collection of stories overall.
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Summary: funny and heart-warming stories
Review: I was surprised when I brought this book home after buying it. I had read The Oathbound and Oathbreakers (the first 2 books about Tarma and Kethry), and had expected this to be another novel. However, after reading a few of these shorter tales, I realized that they were almost as good as one long story. They were ingenious, funny at times, full of what I had come to expect from Mercedes Lackey. At the beginning you finally receive the story of Tarma and Kethry's first meeting and their oath to Tarma's goddess. At the end was a satisfying "mini-novel" regarding both Tarma and Kethry after they had settled into running their school. (if you have read the other 2 books, you will know where they got the land and buildings). This book stands alone or supplements the other novels. A great collection of stories overall.
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Summary: Not Exactly What I Would Have Liked To See
Review: I'm a big fan of Mercedes Lackey. I like the Diane Tregarde books. I like the Valdemar books. In fact, 'Oathbound,' 'Oathbreakers' and 'By the Sword' are three of my favourite books by her. So, when I saw 'Oathblood,' I knew I had to get it... it was about Kethry and Tarma, and, despite the fact only one of the stories was billed as new, I figured they were *all* ones I hadn't read before, as I don't read any of the magazines that had run the short stories. Well, now I understand why 'Oathblood' had such an episodic feeling to it: Many of the 'chapters' are actually short stories that have undergone little or no revision. The high points of this anthology were the first story (which details the events eluded to 'Oathbound'--the meeting of Tarma and Kethry) and the last story, the piece first published in this volume. The other stories are either slightly below par for Lackey, or were already presented in book form as part of 'Oathbound.' All in all, I was dissapointed for the first time by a book bearing Lackey's name. Perhaps she has fallen victim to what I call the Stephen King Syndrome... where the author has seemingly become more concerned with cranking out product that producing good, solid reading material?
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Summary: Just because it's not new doesn't mean it's not good!
Review: If you've read the Vows and Honor series, this is an invaluable addition to your collection. The books in which these stories originally appeared (ie, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress) aren't so easy to find anymore, and the stories in this book explain a lot that isn't in the other two books. If you were looking for all-new material here, you won't find too much of it, but there is author commentary, and this is a great way to round out a Valdemar collection.
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Summary: Snippets from our Favorite Sword and Sorceress
Review: Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar (et al) stories have taken a turn for the worse, recently, as she struggles to write a dozen novels in as many months. But Oathblood, the newest DAW release, recaptures the joy and wryness of her older works, mainly because they _are_ her older works. For anyone who wanted to find out how Tarma and Kethry meet...who wanted to read about that dang poet...or any other short story that you _knew_ was out there...somewhere...in space...this is your book. I was midly disappointed by the last few stories, especially the "after the duology" tale that had the feel of a foreign author attempting to spin-off of a good idea. Curiously, through the course of the anthology, one can see the arc and decline of Ms. Lackey's writing style. In the end, though, Oathblood is more than worth buying, both for the stories and also for the hope that "Misty" may yet (in attention to skill and not contracts, at least) rise again.
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