Owlflight (Owl Mage Trilogy)
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (952 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1541459121 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Apprenticed to a venerable wizard when his hunter and trapper parents disappear into the forest never to be seen again, Darian is difficult and strong willed-much to the dismay of his kindly master. Now they must lead the assault on his besieged home in a desperate attempt to save his people from certain death.. It is here in the dark forest that he meets his destiny, as the terrifying and mysterious Hawkpeople lead him on the path to maturity. But a sudden twist of fate will change his life forever, when the ransacking of his village forces him to flee into the great mystical forest
A real pageturner This is the second time I've read this book. The first time was when it first appeared in my local library twenty years ago. I had forgotten just how good it was. Once I started reading, I just had to keep going.Mercedes Lackey is near the top, if not the very top, of my must read list for a very good reason. Her books combine great plots, great writing, and incredibly complex fantasy worlds. This book is one of her best.. DGA said Great read. I really like the Owl Mage trilogy in the Valdemar series, Owlflight is the first in the trilogy. I enjoyed the characters of Darien and Keisha in these three as much as I did Elspeth and Darkwind in the Mage Winds trilogy. I also liked the Mage Storms trilogy, which is chronologically between Mage Winds and Owl Mage. All great reads and I can recommend just about anything Mercedes Lackey has written.. "Great Story! Excellent Characters" according to Serene Night. Owl Flight is the story of Darian, a precocious teenager, unwillingly apprenticed to mage Justyn after his parents (trappers) fail to return from one of their extended hunting trips. Resenting Justyn and believing him to be incompetent senile old man, Darian 'acts out' by running away and slacking off on his daily chores. This causes trouble with the local villagers who believe Darian does not act appropriately 'grateful for the charity they have given him. The hostile environment makes Darian wish he could run away from his problems and do as he pleases.Punished by his mentor, Justyn, for slacking off, he i
From Library Journal Following the events in Storm Breaking (LJ 10/15/96) but without continuing that novel's characters, the stand-alone Owlflight is the latest in Lackey and Dixon's "Valdemar" series. There he encounters a magical race and discovers his own special powers with birds. This engrossing tale of discovery is recommended especially for libraries that collect the "Valdemar" fantasy series.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. . After mage-storms wreak havoc with the laws of magic, his parents disappear, and barbarians sack and burn his village, young Darian retreats into the forest