Sheepfarmer's Daughter: Book 1: Deed of Paksenarrion Series
The first volume in The Deed of Paksenarrion saga. Paksenarrion defies her father's orders to marry the pig farmer down the road, instead, she's off to join the army. So her adventure begins - the adventure that transforms her into a hero chosen by the gods to restore a lost ruler to his throne.
The first volume in The Deed of Paksenarrion saga. Paksenarrion defies her father's orders to marry the pig farmer down the road, instead, she's off to join the army. So her adventure begins - the adventure that transforms her into a hero chosen by the gods to restore a lost ruler to his throne.
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Format: kindle
ISBN:
9781405530422
Publish date: May 2nd 2013
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Series: The Deed of Paksenarrion (#1)
Original Publication Year: 1988 Genre(s): Fantasy Series: The Deed of Paksenarrion #1 Awards: Compton Crook Award Format: Audio (from Audible) Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck This is, perhaps arguably, a modern classic of the fantasy genre. I call it a classic because I feel like it shows up on pe...
Started out liking it. Strong female character, but fairly standard fantasy fare. And I was disappointed with the later books.
This is one of those books that I really wish I had read as a kid/teenager.It's a very "old skool" military fantasy, with the exception that the bad-ass warrior hero happens to be a heroine. The narration starts sometime in the future and tells the story of Paksennarion, a headstrong girl who join...
I read this based on a recommendation from a Goodreads member. I'm sorry to say that I wasn't converted. The book is decent, but not especially interesting; most of it is things we've seen before. Paksenarrion (the protagonist) is likeable, but much of the book is a fairly mechanical look at her ind...
I wanted to like this book, but it just did not work (for me). Although the writing is thorough and descriptive, most of the problems I have with this book come down to its third person (sort of) limited narration. Most of the time, details enhance the story and help build the world, but sometimes...