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| Original Title: | Owlflight |
| ISBN: | 0886778042 (ISBN13: 9780886778040) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Valdemar: Owl Mage Trilogy #1, Valdemar (Chronological) #37, Valdemar (Publication order) #20 , more |
| Characters: | Darian |
Mercedes Lackey
Paperback | Pages: 342 pages Rating: 3.98 | 10061 Users | 205 Reviews
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| Title | : | Owlflight (Valdemar: Owl Mage Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Mercedes Lackey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 342 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1998 by DAW (first published 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Apprenticed to a venerable wizard when his hunter and trapper parents disappear into the forest never to be seen again, Darian is strong-willed and difficult--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 Hawkbrothers 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!Rating Regarding Books Owlflight (Valdemar: Owl Mage Trilogy #1)
Ratings: 3.98 From 10061 Users | 205 ReviewsEvaluation Regarding Books Owlflight (Valdemar: Owl Mage Trilogy #1)
I admittedly read this after it sat on my shelf for years, and I am outside the targeted demographic. I'm now curious to see if my 13-year-old cousin finds the writing to be more enjoyable than I did, because although there are several YA fatasy series that I used to love, and this one certainly is part of a deeply developed world, the writing really prevented me from enjoying it. My main issue is that the emotions are spelled out so bluntly and so repetitively that I felt like I was beingLackey is one of my favorite authors ever! I started reading her Valdemar series in 8th grade but I will still pull out her books to reread them. I also love her work so much that I never miss the chance to buy her new stuff. This series was her last full Valdemar series and Im sad to say I almost wish she hadnt written it. This whole series just fell flat for me and although, as always her characters were great, the whole work just felt a bit formulaic.
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The ending was a little too formulaic for me--everything wrapped up a little too pat, with everyone learning the lessons they "need" to learn. But overall a good tale and worth adding to the Valdemar saga.
This is really a review for the trilogy as a whole.I'm a big fan of Mercedes Lackey and her Valdemar series is one of my favorite fantasy series. I read the Owl Mage Trilogy directly after the Mage Storms Trilogy, and unfortunately after the action packed epic of that trilogy the Owl Mage Trilogy came off as slow paced and not particularly compelling.Darien is the main character for all three books, with Keisha as a second main character in the second and third. They come off as being very
In Owlflight, Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon return to a post-Mage War Valdemar in which magical channels have been disrupted, scattering magic throughout the land and making it difficult for even the most powerful mages to perform significant feats. The story follows Darian Firkin, an orphan boy living in Errolds Grove, a village on the outskirts of the Pelagiris Forest. Thirteen-year-old Darian has the Gift, and, upon his parents death during a trapping expedition into the forest, he was
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