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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: Mercedes has done it again! Her books about Valdemar are the best. While everybody else has not much sympathy for Darian, I certainly do. He is hurting very much and he gets the healing he needs from the Hawkbrothers. I specifically love reading about the Hawkbrothers, because they are so different. The illustrations are superb, as usual.
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Summary: Not up to her usual standards....
Review: Mercedes Lackey is one of my favorite authors - her books are, on the whole, wonderful. Not deeply philosophical or anything, but great, creative fantasy. Reading that is relatively light, but still of high quality. Understandable and high-quality and yummy for teenagers and adults alike. In general. Owlflight, however, is really not. It feels like it was aimed strictly at kids age, maybe 8-12. Honestly, that really got to me. It felt almost like it should've been called "A children's guide to Valdemar". It was better then a lot of "young adult" fantasy - but not at ALL up to her usual standards. Please, please, if you want to read her books, PLEASE read other ones instead. The Last-Herald Mage trilogy is wonderful, as is the Mage Winds trilogy, Bardic Voices, etc.
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Summary: Not up to her usual standards....
Review: Mercedes Lackey is one of my favorite authors - her books are, on the whole, wonderful. Not deeply philosophical or anything, but great, creative fantasy. Reading that is relatively light, but still of high quality. Understandable and high-quality and yummy for teenagers and adults alike. In general. Owlflight, however, is really not. It feels like it was aimed strictly at kids age, maybe 8-12. Honestly, that really got to me. It felt almost like it should've been called "A children's guide to Valdemar". It was better then a lot of "young adult" fantasy - but not at ALL up to her usual standards. Please, please, if you want to read her books, PLEASE read other ones instead. The Last-Herald Mage trilogy is wonderful, as is the Mage Winds trilogy, Bardic Voices, etc.
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Summary: Terrible
Review: Misty Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar and Last Herald Mage were fantastic, they opened me up to the world of fantasy, they erased a lot of the prejudices I had against certain types of people. Velgarth (which is the world this takes place in) went downhill from there. I hated this book, it seemed very juvenile and childish to me, and I myself am only twelve years old! I didn't at all identify with the characters, I didn't laugh or cry, in fact, I only just finished this series last week and already I've forgotten the name of his insecure Healer mate! I truly wish Mercedes Lackey's Brightly Burning, another Valdemar novel will be better than this, because she can do much much better than this! I understand that she wrote this book for young adults, but I often like those books, and besides, I *am* a young adult! I also, for some strange reason, did not like the way she wrote about the "famous" people- such as Elspeth and Darkwind and Firesong. I don't know why, she had every reason to write them in as heroes, but still. Ugh. If you really must read them, get it from the library and enjoy your hours of misery as you quickly scan through this redundant and somewhat shallow book.
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Summary: How did this get published?
Review: Okay, theres really not much to say about this book other then well...it was just bad. The characters were one dimentional and annoying and the plot was simple and boring. Somehow I got through it, thinking it had to get better. I was wrong, the second one was even worse and I finally had to just stop not even half way through. I hear that not all of ML's books are this bad, and I'm willing to forgive her this one transgression and accept that as true. Either way, I won't be reading anything else by her.
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Summary: I didn't want to put it down
Review: One of Misty's best Valdemar stories, possibly because it did not deal with the powerful and highborn. Following Darian from an angry, insecure, child to a confident hawk brother ready to train as a mage, then as a silver was an interesting view into the human psyche.
We got to meet all the races we have become used to as the population of Valdemar, but learning the personality of each new character was great. I personally have loved all of the previous stories put out, but there always seemd to be a connection of some sort to Vanyel or Skan, it was refreshing to meet characters who had only heard of the famous Elspeth or Firesong, but weren't related in any way.
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Summary: Great Story! Excellent Characters
Review: Owl Flight is the story of Darian, a precocious teenager, unwillingly apprenticed to mage Justyn after his parents (trappers) fail to return from one of their extended hunting trips. Resenting Justyn and believing him to be incompetent senile old man, Darian 'acts out' by running away and slacking off on his daily chores. This causes trouble with the local villagers who believe Darian does not act appropriately 'grateful for the charity they have given him. The hostile environment makes Darian wish he could run away from his problems and do as he pleases.
Punished by his mentor, Justyn, for slacking off, he is sent into the woods one day to gather mushrooms, and his village is attacked by raiding barbarians. Darian is befriended by the Hawkbrothers (a tribalesque group of people), and forms a friendship with Snowfire, a Hawkbrother hunter/scout.
Together with his newfound friends Darian must find a way to free the village of Errold's Grove from the ruthless clutches of the Bear Clan barbarians.
While Darian's whining and self-pitying attitude can get annoying at times, I found Darian and his mentor Snowfire believable. I especially liked Snowfire and the other Hawkbrother characters and would like to learn more about him. I admit, I was pleased to read about a character that was not a herald, and it was nice to learn how some of the more provincial characters view things. I am anxiously looking forward to reading to picking up a copy of the sequel! Great Work MS. Lackey and Mr. Dixon!
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Summary: It was an excelent book with all the elements I love.
Review: Owlflight is an excelent book. I love Mercedes Lackey's books and this ranks right up there with the rest. I like the tail of coming of age, and the way of how Darian like the reast of her characters have to overcome themselves to win. I also like how she put the two enviroments together so that they meshed nicely. The one and only thing I didn't like was that none of my favorite characters from her other books were in this book. But overall I love everything about the book.
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Summary: Read ME PLEASE!
Review: Owlflight is an exceptional piece of fantasy literature. Mercedes Lackey sends you on a captivating adventure through the trials and tribulations of a youngmans life. With her flawless entertwining of magic and mystery she captivetes you from cover to cover. The foreshadowing keeps you guessing wile the flashbacks give you insights as to why Darian, the hero, does the things he does. The detail of all the events keeps you in the moment up to the end. During the climax you can feel the wind and taste the air. Her detail adn Larry Dixons illustratons give you a mental image so vivid you can see every action in your head. This along with the other books in the Owl saga are sure to be ranked up there with J.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and R.A. Salvator's Dark Elf Trilogy.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This book is very good, with of course, the Hawkbrothers who are everybody's favourite characters. A must read.
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