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...
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...
The main character in this novel, Paks, escapes an unwanted marriage agreement and joins a mercenary army. She kicks ass, but only after the appropriate amount of training. The moral dilemma of Paks being in a mercenary army is postponed by the arrival of the evil Honeycat, who tortures and pillag...
The world building is derivative but I think the author is good at telling an engaging story & the book is overall a quick, fun, clean read. The author's military experiences may have helped too.
Fantasy Review BarnI’m reading this in the omnibus edition, entitled ‘The Deed of Paksenarrion’, but I’ll review each of the the three volumes separately, for convenience. The series tells the story of Paksenarrion Dorthansdottir, or Paks for short, who runs away from her humble home to join Duke Ph...
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