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entertaining fantasy
Renegade¿s Magic Robin Hobb Eos, Feb 2008, $25.95 ISBN 9780060757649 His lover, Lisana enabled Gernian soldier Nevare Burvelle to escape incarceration when she split his soul enabling him to become a Speck mage Soldier¿s Boy. However as a nasty by-product, two personalities conflict over who controls the host body. His Soldier¿s Boy¿s mage skills lead Nevare to try to destroy the Gernian road that has begun to devastate the Specks¿ woodlands. His failed efforts leave him near death, but Speck female Olikea uses her healing skills to save his life as is her duty. As he recovers he finds his two sides in conflict as each has a demand. Nevare knows that he must prevent the Gernia from demolishing the Specks¿ forest while at the same time he also must stop the Specks from distributing their deadly plague that has slaughtered the Gernians. He begins to believe that to succeed he must unite his warring split personalities. --- The final Soldier Son tale (see FOREST MAGE and SHAMAN¿S CROSSING) is an entertaining fantasy that looks deep at the issue of development vs. environment. The story line is fun to follow although the pace at times is turtle like especially when the complicated Hobbs magical structure is logically but boringly elucidated (only a fool would read this entry before the previous two books). Still this is a fine trilogy that showcases the importance of finding win-win solutions to complex social issues as the two sides seem to only employ lose-lose methods. --- Harriet Klausner
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Barry_Kottler
Posted July 5, 2009
3rd book in Forest Mage series falls short
I enjoyed the other 2 books in the series. And although I was never fully engaged in the Forest Mage series, I was interested in seeing it through to the end. This book however, fell short for me. I lost interest about 1/3 of the way into the book and had to force myself to make it through the middle third. Although Ms Hobb ties everything together nicely in the end, the journey was not as enjoyable as i had hoped.
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kiltpin1
Posted March 28, 2012
Sure to Please!
I have become a hardcore Robin Hobb fan. She writes like Van Gogh paints or Emeril Lagasse cooks. You will be sure to experience all of the subtle nuances and rich vivid details as she weaves her stories. I love reading fantasy and I thought that I had read the best, but where as Gabaldon and Paolini are exceptional, Robin Hobb is 'the master'. You will not be disappointed with this or any of her other books. The ultimate experience of course will be to be sure to read any of her trilogy or series books in the proper order as they just continue to build in detail and intensity as they go. Check it out, you won't be sorry.
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3345994
Posted July 17, 2011
Ok but not great
If you need a book to read to kill time then this one is ok. If you are looking for a good story that will keep your attention then this is not it.
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Anonymous
Posted January 27, 2011
amazinv
Love it! one of the bestest books and authors that has ever existed
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Anonymous
Posted December 20, 2009
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Read book one all down hill from there.
The pace of this book was slow, never ending, and depressing. I made it through but only because the first book was good and i had hope. I could have just skipped to the last 10 pages.
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Bill_B
Posted August 23, 2009
Dissapointingly Tiresome and Annoying
I've read and usually enjoyed Ms. Hobb's fantasy trilogies. I wasn't able to finish this third soldier son book, so my review should be taken accordingly. The only other books I've failed to finish were Donaldson's self-pitying super-leper series. And for similar reasons!
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Throughout the trilogy, our 'hero' has not only had trouble learning his mistakes, but remembering the solutions has been totally beyond him. I want character growth - I'll only wait just so long for it.
Like another reader, I found the first third of the book slow and boring, but I hoped for more and persevered. The second third was too much (or too little) and I couldn't give more of my remaining life to such a futile effort with such an unsympathetic lead character. On reflection, that describes my reaction to the series; the first book was slow, the second book I barely got through, and the third was just beyond my patience and interest.
This trilogy might have made a decent novel, but the story was poorly stretched over three books -- shades of Jordan! -
Anonymous
Posted June 26, 2009
Life as a Speck Great One
The conclusion as Nevare / Soldier Boy is caught up in the Speck magic. He learns more about the Speck way of life and magic. He must find a way to deal with being two halves of a whole. Soldier Boy now in control of Nevare's lifes moves through Speck life as a Great One. He must still stop the Gernian road from going through the Vale of Ancestor trees. Conflict arises from the tension between other Great Ones and how to use the magic. The story is entertaining and has some small surprises. Overall a good read.
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AvidReaderDP
Posted May 23, 2009
Overall a very good reading experience
The whole trilogy explored a new and original look at the 'magic' side of fiction and how different cultures might view the sources of their 'power'. The characters are well developed and the story line is very strong.
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