Complete at Last in a
Single Hardcover Volume
—the Finest Trilogy of
Epic Fantasy in a Decade
Paksenarrion, a simple sheepfarmer's daughter, yearns for a life of adventure and glory, such as was known to heroes in songs and story. At age seventeen she runs away from home to join a mercenary company and begins her epic life . . . Book One: Paks is trained as a mercenary, blooded, and introduced to the life of a soldier . . . and to the followers of Gird, the soldier's god. Book Two: Paks leaves the Duke's company to follow the path of Gird alone—and on her lonely quests encounters the other sentient races of her world. Book Three: Paks the warrior must learn to live with Paks the human. She undertakes a holy quest for a lost elven prince that brings the gods' wrath down on her and tests her very limits.
"Engrossing . . ." —Anne McCaffrey
"A tour de force . . ." —Jack McDevitt
"Worldbuilding in the grand tradition, background thought out to the last detail." —Judith Tarr
"Superlative . . ." —Booklist
"Brilliant . . . the excitement of high heroic adventure . . . will enchant the reader." —Bookwatch
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Product ReviewThe first book is slow. Way too much fluf and only small amounts of real meat. Still not a bad story though. Hopefully the second and third book will pick up the pace.
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Product ReviewAwesome High Fantasy
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Product ReviewWell structured story. Characters were well rounded. Had me rivetted from start to finish
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Product ReviewYes, it is an ye olde school AD&D adventure. Well written and worth the price of the bundle.
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Product ReviewIf you can't decide whether to buy even after all these great reviews, you can now read the first third for free from the Baen Free Library. And then you will buy it.
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Product Reviewit is a very good read
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Product Review?? Can I give it a 10??
Whoa, this has become one of the archetypes for heroic fantasy. Paksenarrion, Paks, has incarnations in various (mis)spellings on most of the fantasy MMORPGs (and on Star Wars Galaxies, too). Hers is a well known story; young kid runs away, enters a dangerous career path, has a bunch of adventures, grows, becomes a Hero(ine).
The true magic of the story is Elizabeth Moon; I have yet to read a story of hers where the characters weren't compelling, where the characters weren't, well, usual but instead overcame or used their flaws. This story grips the reader early on and keeps holding on tightly. And, even better, it re-reads well.
Highly recommended, right up there with Tolkien on your fantasy bookshelf.Posted on
