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The Owl Mage Trilogy Book 1
Apprenticed to a venerable wizard when his hunter and trapper parents disappear into the forest never to be seen again, Darian is difficult and strong willed--much to the dismay of his kindly master. But a sudden twist of fate will change his life forever, when the ransacking of his village forces him to flee into the great mystical forest. It is here in the dark forest that he meets his destiny, as the terrifying and mysterious Hawkpeople lead him on the path to maturity. Now they must lead the assault on his besieged home in a desperate attempt to save his people from certain death!
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I gave up on page 65, after two non-scenes, in which two characters ruminate on their situation while very little action happens around them. What action happens is barely narrated, and only serves as punctuation for the characters to ruminate about their crappy situation (which sounded interesting on the back jacket), mostly in first-person italics. It is repetitive, redundant, and repetitive, almost to the point of saying things twice, or three times. There is very little psychological depth.
I was disappointed because I wanted to get the idea of Mercedes Lackey's content, i.e. the “magic system” of Valdemar and I was excited to find book 1 of a series for free. But, this book spends 1.5 really long chapters on back-story and nothing happens. Chapter 1 is over forty pages long, and all that happens is a kid runs out on his master and cries in a tree. Don't waste your time.
Series
49 primary booksValdemar (Publication order) is a 49-book series with 49 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon.
Series
3 primary booksValdemar: Owl Mage Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon.
Series
38 primary booksValdemar (Chronological) is a 38-book series with 38 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon.
