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Summary: What Happened
Review: We all remenber Mercedes Lackey the amazing hard core new auther who mixed fantasy with strong social messages about child abuse and charater growth and a hundred other things and tied them all up with riviting story telling well the storys have been going down hill for some time now, since the Mage Wars books maybe, but this is a new low the characters are all sickly sweet nice and completely interchanable with one another and the social message seems to be a good sing along and a talking animal can solve all your problems I hope that everyone who reads this straight away goes back and reads the Heralds trilogy and maybe Sacred Ground before they forget why they were Mercedes Lackey fans to begin with.
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Summary: Certainly Not Her Best, but Still a Good Book
Review: I've been a big fan of Mercedes Lackey since I was 15 years old. I have yet to read a book of hers that I haven't liked. I hardly expect her to write a wonderful, emotional book every time. That being said, I do think this book is one of her weaker novels. This is certainly not one of my favorite trilogies of hers. The book does develop the idea of having a Tayledras Vale in Valdemar and how everyone in the Vale lives and reacts to one another."Owlknight" is the last of the trilogy. Darian was an orphen found by the Tayledras Hawkbrothers six years ago. He is now a Master Mage as well as the head of the Vale of k'Valdemar. He's in a relationship with Keisha, one of the Vales healers. Now that Darian has made a successful life for himself, he struggles with the pain of not knowing what happened to his parents and uses his skills as a Master Mage to finally get some answers. While Darian worries over the fate of his parents, Keisha is trying to reconcile her desire for a future with Darian and her desire to continue to be an intelligent, independant woman. I do not think that Darian and Keisha are up to the standards set by some of Lackey's previous characters in the Heralds of Valdemar series. Darian seems (pardon the pun) a little feather brained, and Keisha seems to act too immature to handle a serious relationship, since she can't even figure out that marriage doesn't necessarily mean giving up her independence and her career. Also, while Darian's bond bird Kuari played a rather large part in the previous books, I thought he wasn't mentioned nearly often enough in "Owlknight". Lackey has developed a wonderful land, and the Tayledras are fascinating people. While this book may not have been the emotional, thrill-packed novel that some of her other novels have been, it is still a well-written book. If you are a Lackey fan, don't pass up the book. The Vale of k'Valdemar will most likely become an integral part of the series.
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Summary: Getting Lazy
Review: I agree with many of the reviews of this book that I've read here. The Owl series is certainly Mercedes Lackey's weakest, and I think I've read just about all her books. I don't understand why her editors haven't sent these manuscripts back with a suggestion to cut out 200 of the first 400 pages and add a plot. Possibly they think that we will all keep buying her books no matter what she throws together - and I probably will. But I keep hoping to find a plot, or at least a new idea, and the Owl series has been one disappointment after another. At least her writing still flows and still spreads a feeling of peace over the world ...
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Summary: The "Owl" trilogy limps to a close
Review: While this book offers some interesting description, its problem is that there is no suspense, conflict, or action to speak of. Any possible conflict between characters or threat to them is resolved so quickly that the reader doesn't even have a chance to start wondering about it. While I enjoy a book that has some quiet moments and introspection, "Owlknight" is almost all quiet moments and introspection, which makes it very dull. "Owlknight" is definitely below Lackey's usual standards. She knows how to make a book interesting and have a good balance between action and introspection. One wonders what happened with "Owlknight." The first book in the series, "Owlflight," was quite good. The second, "Owlsight," was somewhat lacking in action, but sometimes that happens in the middle of a trilogy. However, one expects the third book to have a rousing climax, not limp along from one pat solution to another, as "Owlknight" did.
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Summary: I was puzzled by this book.
Review: Owlflight, the first book in this trilogy, made me feel as if it was intended for much younger readers than the rest of the Valdemar books and Owlsight, the second, was great- back up to the usual high standards! This book fell somewhere in-between. It started out very good and I enjoyed it immensely, but at a specific point near the end of the story, it abruptly changed- almost from one page to the next. The characters lost their depth, the plot became shallow, events offended common sense, and the dialogue became either trivial or sounded like a first time author trying to be profound. (Made me think of the Bard Leslac if you've read Oathbreakers!) The worst thing was that the characters started behaving in ways that were completely contrary to their previous personalities! That's why this book puzzled me- I kept asking myself, "What happened?!" I gave it four stars anyway because the majority of this book was very good. If you're a Valdemar fan, this trilogy gives you more insight into the hawkbrothers, an idea of how the Mage Storms affected the world, and an introduction to a whole new culture- the Northern Tribes. If you're a newcomer, I don't recommend this trilogy. I'd suggest starting with either "Magic's Pawn," and be blown away by the depth and intensity of the characters, or with "The Black Gryphon," and find yourself swept up in the great action!
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Summary: Trees died for this?
Review: I have fond memories of many of Mercedes Lackey's books, dating back from my teenage years. It used to be that I would buy her books in hardcover as soon as they came out. However, after reading OwlKnight, I do not intend to ever read another book of hers. Why waste my money on a book whose authors demonstrate utter disdain for their readers? This book is more than four hundred pages long, and most of it is taken up in interminable description. We are not only told what every character is wearing every single day, but are given details about what their belt buckles look like. Even the lamp posts are described in minute detail! The descriptions are so overblown that they completely overwealm actually important events. The plotting is absurdly clumsy, being driven by amazing co incidences and abrupt decisions. Darian suddenly decides to look for his parents -- and two days later his girlfriend happens to buy something made by them. Wow -- what stupendous luck! Just to add insult to injury, the authors manipulate events so they can insert purile moral lectures about things like "women do not need to stay at home barefoot and pregnant once they marry." Apparently Mercedes Lackey feels that her fans will read anything she writes, regardless of quality. This ex-fan won't.
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Summary: Confused.
Review: I do not understand the critisism in some of the reviews. I read the owl series out of sequence with many of the other books in the Valdamar series and found that the amount of background information about Vales and aspects of the Hawkbrothers was exceedingly useful. The development of the charactures over the years was skillfully done
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Summary: What is WRONG with you people?!
Review: Ok, I've been holding my tongue and trying to objectively read all the reviews, but this is it! Mercedes Lackey is a human being. She cannot reel out soul-searching miracles at the drop of a hat. I freely admit that the Last Herald-Mage series and the Arrows series were more emotional than the Owl series, but the Owl series has more everyday details and is closer to real life. It includes no life or death struggle for the entire world, but what kind of a world would Valdemar be if it was constantly in mortal danger? I also agree that she is concentrating way too much on Valdemar, and not on the other countries, but if that is what she wants to write about, accept it. Some reviewers are being too critical about her writing. If you didn't like, don't read it again! It's that simple. Now for my actual review. :) Owlknight is the end of the Owl series where Darian, a young Valdemaran who was adopted by the Taleydras (Hawkbrothers) has to deal with the pressures of being a responsible adult. He earns several honors in the beginning of the book, and then he decides that he is ready to search for his parents, who went missing some 6 years ago. Keisha, a young healer and Darian's lover, goes with him. During the trip, Darian has to resolve his feelings about the use of magic, and about his parents. Keisha has to resolve her feelings about a woman's role in marrage, and her feelings about her sister Shandi. I won't give away the ending, but the Owl series has good character development, an interesting storyline, and a determined (if not a 'rush or we'll destroy the entire universe by being slow') pace. This book isn't going to squeeze your chest and have you on the edge of your seat as if you are actually the person, but it won't bore you to sleep, either. Altogether a very good story to snuggle up with at night.
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Summary: .........
Review: One word - PICKY That's what most people are - picky. They pick on everything and anything. I usually take the stance of 'read it, try to overlook the errors, and plain ENJOY THE STORY. The only way a book would make me comment the way some of those PICKY readers have would be if it is really ROTTEN. Which this one plainly is NOT. Remember - enjoy the story, and stop PICKING!
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Summary: owlknight
Review: Owlknight is the 3rd book i have read by Mercedes Lackey and it is one of those books you aren't able to put down until you finish the last page.
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