I'm giving this book a relatively low score because this first one struck me as a rather generic Sword and Sorcery. The backdrop is faux pseudo-European. The King's Riders reminded me of Lackey's Heralds (albeit without the magical trappings) and as for the dilemma of the mystics? I can't agree with...
Mystic & Rider is the first book in Sharon Shinn's Twelve Houses series. I was drawn in right from the start. Having read her Samaria series I knew I could expect a well crafted story. What I got was that and more. This series is a tale of a kingdom where magic is frequently equated with evil and ev...
This was a great book. It's one I'd like to read again. The only thing that made me decide to go for a four instead of a 5 star rating was that I felt the love story took too long to get to. For awhile, I thought it would never get there. Also, when the love story portion came into play, I didn't fe...
Wow. WOW. What a gorgeous book!I never thought I would enjoy fantasy so much. Well ok, the romance part helped a bit :) But it was so fascinating to see this illusional world full of so many details and looking so real, and all the main characters together, side by side, through good and the bad, on...
This is a re-read, probably the third time. I was in the dumps, tired of all the mediocre books I started but couldn’t finish. I wanted to cheer myself up, so I turned to a book by the author who has never let me down yet. The novel lived up to my expectations: an enjoyable read with all the fantasy...
I loved this book, right from the beginning it pulled me in. I could not put it down, the story was really well done and the characters were amazing. I loved how the story began after they had started their journey; and all through the book you can see how they are coming to finally trust each other...
3.5/ 4 starsAfter a somewhat lukewarm reaction to Fortune and Fate, where the only characters I cared about were Cammon, Senneth and Justin, I was looking forward to having them as the main characters in this volume and I was in no way disappointed. We get to see how each of the main group comes tog...
With engaging characters and a compelling plot, Sharon Shinn brings a woman’s perspective to epic fantasy in Mystic and Rider.Mystic and Rider is the first in the Twelve Houses series. Shinn builds a complex world where magic is the norm, but not necessarily socially acceptable. When trouble begins...
This is a fun fantasy adventure with a hefty dose of political intrigue and a good amount of romance. I still have a bit of trouble keeping all the Houses and factions straight in my head, however.
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