Shaman's Crossing

Book One of The Soldier Son Trilogy

mass market paperback, 624 pages

English language

Published Aug. 29, 2006 by Eos.

ISBN:
978-0-06-075828-8
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4 stars (3 reviews)

Nevare Burvelle was destined from birth to be a soldier. The second son of a newly anointed nobleman, he must endure the rigors of military training at the elite King's Cavella Academy -- and survive the hatred, cruelty, and derision of his aristocratic classmates -- before joining the King of Gernia's brutal campaign of territorial expansion.

The life chosen for him will be fraught with hardship for he must ultimately face a forest-dwelling folk who will not submit easily to a king's tyranny. And they possess an ancient magic their would-be conquerors have long discounted -- a powerful sorcery that threatens to claim Nevare Burvelle's soul and devastate his world once the Dark Evening brings the carnival to Old Thares.

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4 stars

"He'll be shitting through his lips until the morning light!"

I'm no stranger to Hobb but things never, ever get old. Each world and character therein is painted so well that we're drawn in, right from the start. "I remember well the first time I saw the magic of the plainspeople," opens this one. And the magic is there, always, mostly deftly woven throughout the story and playing such a subtle yet vital role.

As Nevare grows up in the book, so our worldview grows also. We learn what peoples and magics populate this world. unlike the farseer books we're somewhat removed from royalty which Hobb uses to great effect to widen our perception of things and show, more than teach, us about this most unique and interesting of worlds.

The second quarter of the book takes us from Nevare's home in Widevale as he proceeds to enter the King's …

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Subjects

  • Sorcery
  • War
  • Magical
  • Soliders