Forest Mage (The Soldier Son Trilogy, Book 2)

Hardcover, 718 pages

English language

Published Aug. 29, 2006 by Eos.

ISBN:
978-0-06-075763-2
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5 stars (2 reviews)

The prestigious King's Cavalla of Gernia has been ravaged by the Speck plague. The deadly disease has decimated the ranks of both cadets and instructors, and the few survivors remain weak and frail. Many have been forced to relinquish their military ambi-tions and will return to their families to face lives of dependency and disappointment.As the academy infirmary empties, cadet Nevare Burvelle also prepares to journey home. But far from being a broken man, Nevare has made an aston-ishingly robust recovery from the Speck plague. Furthermore, while in the grip of the plague, he defeated his Speck nemesis, freeing himself, he believes, from the Speck magic that infected him. As he begins the journey to his ancestral home of Widevale, he is in high spirits, expecting a jubilant homecoming, a tender reunion with his beautiful fiancee, Carsina, and a bright future as a com-missioned officer.Yet back in the shelter of …

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"I guess funerals are like birthdays. Once you reach a certain number of them, they don't seem so special anymore."

this is my favourite of the trilogy, the incredibly gripping progression of the Speck magic and military dissolution makes for very compelling reading. Seeing Nevare's life falling apart so completely and utterly is powerful, and my heart even went out to good old Sirlofty - "I stopped for a moment. I dried my face of the tears that had run unashamedly as we walked together in the darkness.
Then, like a boy, I leaned against my horse's shoulder and tried to hug him good-bbye." It was just so ... unfair!

Though grim, I think I enjoy this one so much as it bridges Nevare's two worlds so expertly. The Gernian Soldier's Son is warring with the Speck's Great One and, even with a shredded reputation, bereft family and nothing but …

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Subjects

  • Fiction - Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy - General
  • Fiction / Fantasy / General
  • Nobility
  • Soldiers