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| Original Title: | Forest Mage |
| ISBN: | 0060757639 (ISBN13: 9780060757632) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Soldier Son #2 |
| Literary Awards: | Endeavour Award (2007) |
Robin Hobb
Hardcover | Pages: 718 pages Rating: 3.4 | 15898 Users | 507 Reviews
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The Barnes Noble Review Dark mysticism and primordial natural magic clash with the ever-expanding boundaries of the "civilized" world in the second volume of Robin Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy, Forest Mage. The sequel to 2005's Shaman's Crossing finds protagonist Nevare Burvelle -- the second son of a nobleman and destined for a career in the military -- with his world turned upside down. After surviving a plague that wiped out many of the students and instructors at the king's military academy, Nevare returns home for his brother's wedding, only to learn that he has been medically discharged from the school. The plague usually leaves its survivors skeletally thin, but Nevare, inexplicably, has begun to gain massive amounts of weight. With his family believing he's a glutton, Nevare is disowned by his father and eventually ends up finding work as a lowly cemetery guard in a frontier town near the border with the Specks, a race of dapple-skinned forest dwellers who possess powerful natural magic. But in a world where technology never stops advancing, can the Specks survive? And what does the suddenly bloated Nevare have to do with their struggle? Set in a sprawling, vividly described realm that is as majestic as it is menacing, and powered by some extremely topical themes (environmentalism, cultural homogenization, human rights, religious persecution, etc.), the Soldier Son trilogy is easily Hobb's most significant work to date. Incorporating elements of military fantasy, New Age spirituality, and political allegory, Forest Mage can be faulted only for suffering from a serious case of middle-volume syndrome: As the second installment of a trilogy, it lacks both a true beginning and a satisfactory ending. All will be forgotten, however, when the concluding volume (tentatively entitled Renegade Magic) of this unique and powerfully moving saga is released in 2007. Paul Goat Allen
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| Title | : | Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2) |
| Author | : | Robin Hobb |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 718 pages |
| Published | : | August 29th 2006 by Harper Voyager (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.4 From 15898 Users | 507 ReviewsJudge Appertaining To Books Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2)
I really wanted to finish this book, but by the time I'd gotten about halfway through (and it's a pretty long book, so that's a pretty substantial number of pages) it still felt like almost nothing had happened. I got really sick of the constant descriptions of Nevare's--and just about everyone else's--size, and of how everyone always had the exact same reaction to his new appearance. It's too bad because I really did want to know what happened, but I just can't face reading the rest.Oh no! I never thought I would write these words.....I did not really care for this book. How can this be, it's Robin Hobb for God's sake!But I just didn't care for it....I didn't hate it because she is such a good writer but there was just not too much going on. I think that I have really high expectations for her and maybe the bar is placed a little higher in her case.Not even sure how to review it.....the hero goes off to an outpost and digs graves....meets some mysterious creatures.....more
If you are a huge Robin Hobb/Megan Lindholm fan, you will probably enjoy her latest Soldier's Son books. These books are just as character driven as her previous work; the characters just as solid and fleshed out (no pun intended), the overall writing is just as polished. If Hobb explored moral ambiguity through Fitz in the Six Duchies world, she goes even further with Nevare in her Soldier's Son books.Nevare is not as exciting a character as Fitz or Althea or the Fool. He starts out fairly
Robin Hobb is a favourite author of mine. This trilogy is good but not quite as good as her previous books.
I feel like i gained a lot of weight while reading this book
First let me say that I have another series on my shelf by Robin Hobb. When I started this trilogy I noted from others who had read it and reviewed it that several of them said it was far from Robin Hobb's best work. Several also said if you haven't read anything by Robin Hobb don't start here. Some said they would recommend these books only to Robin Hobb fans. From this I take hope.I see many liked it a great deal...I see some people I usually agree with liked it a great deal...I liked the
Audio book by Recorded Books, read by John Keating. This could have been a LOT better. The story was great & the world is so unique, but Hobb repeats herself far too much. Why did I bother to read the first book when the entire story is laid out in this one? Why does she have to repeat the same reasoning over & over. Since the hero is an idiot anyway, it just gets old. The hero's intelligence is another issue. Yes, he is in denial & young. Yes, he was raised in a very controlled,
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