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Summary: Probably one of my favourite Lackey books...
Review: this and OATHBREAKERS are an excellent example of Lackey'sability to create characters and situations that are easilybelievable, and to draw a reader into the story.
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Summary: The best book by Lackey yet!
Review: This book had everything in it from love to adventure and back!!!
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Summary: A must read for all Lackey fans
Review: This book like all of Mercedy Lackey's books start out slow in the first chapter. However in soon picks up speed. If you read this book you might want to read her other works.(It will help you understand some of the details)This book is well thought out and written. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A Great Book!
Review: This is an amazing book if you have read it and there are only two reasons I did not give this book five stars. Their names are Oathbreakers and OathBlood. This book isn't as good as the other books on Tarma and Kethry in my opinion, but that's just because of Thalhkarsh. I didn't like him at all. Still, Mercedes is an awesome writer and if you want the other two books and By The Sword, you gotta own this one if only to know what they're talking about in the other books when they discuss previous missions!
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Summary: Very Good
Review: This is the very first of the Mercedes Lackey books that I have ever read, I am now hooked on her books, and I was introduced to the fantasy books that she writes.
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Summary: Swordswoman and mercenary-magician
Review: This should be read with a copy of OATHBLOOD (see) handy, because it occurs after "Sword-Sworn", in which Tarma and Kethry first met. Tarma is a Shin'a'in horse-nomad from the Dhorisha Plains, last survivor of Clan Tale'sedrin. Kethry is a White Winds mage, an order that's dirt-poor and few in number because they're sworn to certain standards of ethical behavior. The pair met during Tarma's long hunt for the bandits who murdered her clan.
Tarma must return to the Plains soon; the shamans decreed that if she didn't return from her quest within the agreed-upon time period, she would be mourned and the Tale'sedrin banner buried with the rest of the dead. First, though, she and Kethry have to scrape up some cash for the journey. And the place they have to start is the only nearby city: Kethry's hometown, Mornedealth.
The novel is somewhat episodic, rather than one flowing narrative, but that's logical: they're just taking up their mercenary calling, and need to establish reputations as independent adventurers before they can get steady jobs. (And before they can do that, they need to straighten out their status with the Clans.)
The first 3 chapters or so explore Kethry's past - the partners don't know each other well, and as Tarma's teachers point out, before Tarma broods over her past, she should consider another's. (Tarma's past is presented in "Sword-Sworn", in OATHBLOOD.) They need to acquire enough money to return to the plains before any ugly problems crop up from Kethry's past history in Mornedealth.
When they finally escape the city (see the story for details) for the plains, Clan Liha'irden reacts to the outlander mage, now adopted of Tale'sedrin, about how you'd expect them to react, given that this isn't a "happily ever after" story. We learn why each of the teammates would like to start a school, some of the background of the White Winds mage school (particularly Gervase, the Wizard Lizard), and why Warrl, who "ought" to be a mage's familiar, partners Tarma instead. Then the companions begin their careers as mercenaries, building up a reputation and a cash reserve to get Tale'sedrin on its feet. (The point where they get regular work is the next book, OATHBREAKERS). Only two of the incidents along the way were actually separate short stories (see OATHBOUND reviews for details). Unfortunately for Tale'sedrin, one or two of those early 'episodes' aren't quite as finished as they seem at first...
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Summary: Swordswoman and mercenary-magician
Review: This should be read with a copy of _Oathblood_ (see my review) handy, because it occurs after "Sword-Sworn", in which Tarma and Kethry first met. Tarma is a Shin'a'in horse-nomad from the Dhorisha Plains, last survivor of Clan Tale'sedrin. Kethry is a White Winds mage, an order that's dirt-poor and few in number because they're sworn to certain standards of ethical behavior. The pair met during Tarma's long hunt for the bandits who murdered her clan.Tarma must return to the Plains soon; the shamans decreed that if she didn't return from her quest within the agreed-upon time period, she would be mourned and the Tale'sedrin banner buried with the rest of the dead. First, though, she and Kethry have to scrape up some cash for the journey. And the place they have to start is the only nearby city: Kethry's hometown, Mornedealth. The novel is somewhat episodic, rather than one flowing narrative, but that's logical: they're just taking up their mercenary calling, and need to establish reputations as independent adventurers before they can get steady jobs. (And before they can do that, they need to straighten out their status with the Clans.) The first 3 chapters or so explore Kethry's past - the partners don't know each other well, and as Tarma's teachers point out, before Tarma broods over her past, she should consider another's. (Tarma's past is presented in "Sword-Sworn", in _Oathblood_.) They need to acquire enough money to return to the plains before any ugly problems crop up from Kethry's past history in Mornedealth. When they finally escape the city (see the story for details) for the plains, Clan Liha'irden reacts to the outlander mage, now adopted of Tale'sedrin, about how you'd expect them to react, given that this isn't a "happily ever after" story. We learn why each of the teammates would like to start a school, some of the background of the White Winds mage school (particularly Gervase, the Wizard Lizard), and why Warrl, who "ought" to be a mage's familiar, partners Tarma instead. Then the companions begin their careers as mercenaries, building up a reputation and a cash reserve to get Tale'sedrin on its feet. (The point where they get regular work is the next book, _Oathbreakers_). Only two of the incidents along the way were actually separate short stories (see _Oathbound_ review for details). Unfortunately for Tale'sedrin, one or two of those early 'episodes' aren't quite as finished as they seem at first...
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Summary: Tarma and Kethry: a great team
Review: This was a great book. Tarma was a swordswoman and Kethry was asorceress. They wanted to start a school, so they becamemercenaries. I really loved this book, you will too. All I acn say is READ IT, READ IT, READ IT, and the one after it, Oathbreakers.
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Summary: good...not the best
Review: towards the end of the first chapter i relly gotinto the book, but it took me about two months to actually finish the chapter. after that, the other two books were decoured within a day. but the beginning... i had just one small problem. never having known what happened before the story started, i was bored to tears. here was a book i had wanted for a long time, and what was it? about cold! after that, it livened up, and after reading the next two books i understood the first better
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Summary: A truly spell-bound book, full of humorous magic and fun.
Review: Trama and Kerthy are blood sisters by Trama's godess oath. Kerthey is a journywoman, white winds mage. While Trama is a "sword dancer" who does the bid of her tribes godess. As a group of for they travel, Kerthy, Trama, Warrel an intellagent wolf like creature and sword with a soul that is bound to Kerthy. They have many adventures including, facing Kerthys past,destroying a godling and meeting a mysterious haukbrother.
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