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Summary: Better than its predecessor!
Review: Tarma is a Shin'a'in warrior of the Dhorisha Plains, sworn to serve her Goddess. Kethry, a former noble, is a White Winds sorceress working toward Adept status. The two are paired together by the oath that they have sworn.Tarma and Kethry seek to make a reputation for themselves and decide to join the mercenary group Idra's Sunhawks. As Sunhawks, they make names for themselves, as well as earning money. After an intense battle, Idra returns to her native Rethwellan to determine which of her two brothers is worthy of the throne. Months pass, and Idra stops sending updates to her mercenary team. Tarma and Kethry are very upset by this and take matters into their own hands. Will they be able to save Idra and Rethwellan from a possible civil war? "Oathbreakers" is the second book in Mercedes Lackey's Vow and Honor Series. I found it to be a wonderful book, even better than the first book in the series. It was on a more epic scale, with intense action and even a little romance (which turned out to be very rewarding!). As in "The Oathbound," Tarma and Kethry were appealing characters with very human sides. Their interactions with each other were genuine, and Lackey peppered the dialogue with sprinklings of humor to lighten the dark nature of their quest. Bottom Line: A very entertaining read with plenty of action (if not a bit violent) and great characters!
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Summary: Tarma and Kethry at their best!
Review: The better of the two Vow books, this one has a better storyline because it isn't just a bunch of short stories that tie together. You can understand alot about the characters feelings and the two women grow stronger in their bonds. This book has the Oathbreaker ritual and ,as Mercedes points out in her book Oathblood, it shows how Tale'sedrin becomes a living clan once more. As usual extremely well thought out and above all my expectations, high as they are!
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Summary: beware: read this book and you WILL become addicted
Review: This a good book. I enjoyed reading the story because it has so many sub plots and interesting characters. The main characters are well rounded, sometimes a little static, but they have great interaction and compliment each other. Nice book!
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Summary: An Enjoyable Read!
Review: This a good book. I enjoyed reading the story because it has so many sub plots and interesting characters. The main characters are well rounded, sometimes a little static, but they have great interaction and compliment each other. Nice book!
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Summary: Sword-play, Magic, Intrigue, and Love...
Review: This book truly has it all, and is heads and tails above Oathbound, the first in this series. Tarma and Kethry enter the royal court of Rethwellan to find their missing Captain, Idra. I recomend you start with soem of Misty's first stories of their adventures in Sword & Sorceress, and work your way up from there...Enjoy Oathbreakers!
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Summary: Tarma and Kethry take on the Royal house of Rethwellan
Review: This book, with the possible exception of "Storm Breaking" (it's very close!), is my favorite out of all of Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books. Tarma and Kethry are great characters, and the plot has all of the elements that make a good fantasy: treachery, revolution, vengeance, magic, and a little bit of romance. You don't necessarily have to read "Oathbound" before reading this, it could easily stand alone - however, I'd recommend it as it gives a good introduction to the characters and their backgrounds.
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Summary: Tarma and Kethry take on the Royal house of Rethwellan
Review: This book, with the possible exception of "Storm Breaking" (it's very close!), is my favorite out of all of Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books. Tarma and Kethry are great characters, and the plot has all of the elements that make a good fantasy: treachery, revolution, vengeance, magic, and a little bit of romance. You don't necessarily have to read "Oathbound" before reading this, it could easily stand alone - however, I'd recommend it as it gives a good introduction to the characters and their backgrounds.
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Summary: Ah, revenge is sweet.
Review: This is a continuation of the Tarma and Kethry story. The two women have become mercenaries with Idra's Sunhawks, a well-disciplined mercenary company. When Captain Idra suddenly disappears, it is up to Tarma and Kethry to unravel the mystery.
This is truly a wonderful novel. I liked both Tarma and Kethry, but my favourite is still Warrl. His sarcastic humour is extremely funny.
And, for those of you who savour revenge stories, this is just what the doctor ordered. The revenge served up to the villain (I won't say who) at the end left me smiling, because he deserved it so very much!!!
This novel left me hungry for more Tarma and Kethry stories. Oathblood is a book which contains all of the stories in the Sword & Sorceress series, in which Tarma and Kethry were born. And of course, By the Sword is the story of Kethry's granddaughter Kerowyn.
These are wonderful novels which I have reread so much, my copies are starting to fall apart! I highly recommend these, as well as Ms. Lackey's other Valdemar novels.
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Summary: Ouch
Review: Way to ruin a good set of characters. Oathbound was a fine book. This sequel would have been a lot better if Lacking hadn't thrown in her two favourite cliches. First cliche- two characters fall in love with each other, but spend eight angst-filled chapters weeping because they are sure the other character won't like them. Second cliche- the characters discuss what they would do if a terribly unlikely thing were to occur, and amazingly enough- it happens in the next chapter! And the world is saved because they remembered what they decided they would do! Give me a break.
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Summary: Ouch
Review: Way to ruin a good set of characters. Oathbound was a fine book. This sequel would have been a lot better if Lacking hadn't thrown in her two favourite cliches. First cliche- two characters fall in love with each other, but spend eight angst-filled chapters weeping because they are sure the other character won't like them. Second cliche- the characters discuss what they would do if a terribly unlikely thing were to occur, and amazingly enough- it happens in the next chapter! And the world is saved because they remembered what they decided they would do! Give me a break.
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