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Summary: One of her best books!!!
Review: It's amazing, lol. I loved all the tid-bit of words in Tarma's native tounge. It has an excellent plot and the book just keeps getting better as you read on. For those people who didnt give this book 5 stars, you need to re-read this book and find out what you missed, because you must not have gotten it all. One of the best book ever written along with all the rest of the Valdemar books. makes me wish I could travel to valdemar!
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Summary: One of her best books!!!
Review: It's amazing, lol. I loved all the tid-bit of words in Tarma's native tounge. It has an excellent plot and the book just keeps getting better as you read on. For those people who didnt give this book 5 stars, you need to re-read this book and find out what you missed, because you must not have gotten it all. One of the best book ever written along with all the rest of the Valdemar books. makes me wish I could travel to valdemar!
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Summary: Captivating! Truly another Lackey success!
Review: Mercedes Lackey really knows how to paint a world and make it real for the reader. She draws you into the adventures of Tarma and Kethry, and they take you along for the ride. As hero- ines, they are strong, honorable, and truly comm- itted to their swordsworn oaths, and those they have come to care for. I can't wait for the next book!
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Summary: Mercedes Lackey's `Valdemar` book series continued greatness
Review: Mercedes Lackey's `Valdemar` book series continues to meet andexceed my expectations. If you like medieval settings or seeminglyordinary characters having extraordinary abilities this is a continuing series that I would rate as must read.
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Summary: An Excellent book with adventure, magic, demons,and gods!
Review: Oathbound is another great book that Mercedes Lackey has written. If you like her other books you will love this one. I advise reading Oathbreakers after reading Oathound.
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Summary: Good, but not her best
Review: Since Mercedes Lackey's strength as an author lies in her ability to develop unique, interesting, lovable characters, the fact that the plot is a little disjointed in this book does not detract too much from my enjoyment of it. As usual, the main characters are caring and strong without being perfect. They learn from each other and grow as the book progresses. The bad guys are really bad, but driven by understandable, if not likeable, motivations. My only problem with this one is that it seems like a series of short stories instead of a stand-alone novel. I could use a little more complexity in the plot.
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Summary: A Pleasant Surprise
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 that oath they have sworn, and they begin their journey as mercenaries. Along the way, Tarma and Kethry encounter a number of dangerous foes that they alone may have the strength to defeat..."The Oathbound" is the first book in Mercedes Lackey's Vows and Honor Series. It was my ninth Lackey book, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by it. I picked it just to get the background on what was happening the world of Velgarth 100 years previous to The Heralds of Valdemar Trilogy. I found myself unable to put it down towards the end. The action was intense for the last 150 pages or so. Tarma and Kethry were very engaging characters, and I loved their interactions with each other and how they were so accepting of the other's differences. It was refreshing to see people from completely different backgrounds become best friends with no prejudices. However, I would not recommend this book to young readers. One of the characters is perversely sexual in a purely evil way. Bottom Line: A fun read (Yeah, Girl Power!) for all mature readers, not just sci-fi/fantasy people.
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Summary: A Pleasant Surprise
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 that oath they have sworn, and they begin their journey as mercenaries. Along the way, Tarma and Kethry encounter a number of dangerous foes that they alone may have the strength to defeat... "The Oathbound" is the first book in Mercedes Lackey's Vows and Honor Series. It was my ninth Lackey book, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by it. I picked it just to get the background on what was happening the world of Velgarth 100 years previous to The Heralds of Valdemar Trilogy. I found myself unable to put it down towards the end. The action was intense for the last 150 pages or so. Tarma and Kethry were very engaging characters, and I loved their interactions with each other and how they were so accepting of the other's differences. It was refreshing to see people from completely different backgrounds become best friends with no prejudices. However, I would not recommend this book to young readers. One of the characters is perversely sexual in a purely evil way. Bottom Line: A fun read (Yeah, Girl Power!) for all mature readers, not just sci-fi/fantasy people.
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Summary: The first of the Tarma and Kethry Books
Review: Tarma is a shin'a'nin sword sworn. This means that she has dedicated her life to the goddess in hope of saving her clan, which was all but wiped out years before. Kethry is a noble born sorceress who, after fleeing a forced marriage, has become a blood sister to Tarma and is intent on helping her bring her clan to life again. Unfortunately this is easier said then done. Traveling as freelance mercenaries, Tarma and Kethry move from town to town in hope of work to help them make money. But when they find work it is far from simple. And when they can't find work trouble still seems to find them. Kethry carries the magical sword Need, that is made for a woman only to fight with and will never harm a woman. And when Need feels a woman in trouble it immediately rushed off to save her, dragging Kethry and her blood sister around behind them. What kind of adventures will they face? Having already read seven other Valdemar books, I was very excited to pick this one up. Like many of Mercedes Lackey's other earlier books, it's filled with a real energy that just makes Tarma and Kethry's adventures just thrilling. The characters of Tarma and Kethry are strong and exciting. You can tell that they really have a strong bond with each other. I can't wait to read the other Vows and Honors book and the short story collection that goes along with it. The only problem I had with it has to do with the fact that although this is the fist Tarma and Kethry book, it starts very much int he middle of their story. The first Tarma and Kethry story is a short story in a separate anthology, one that I haven't read. Although Mercedes Lackey does a good job of explaining what happened in the past I would have liked it a lot more if I had actually got to read the story that happened before hand. It really sounds interesting. But beyond that I really liked this story and I know that any fans of Valdemar will love it too.
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Summary: Two powerful yet humble females fight for the good of women.
Review: Tarma, a swordsworn tale'sedrin, hooks up with an adept mage named Kethry. Kethry is bound to a sword which brings her to women who are in need. They travel around vanquishing evil and want to become famous. After defeating demons and tyrants, the pair decide to start their own clan and school.
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