The Ladies of Mandrigyn
When the women of the City of Mandrigyn, led by Sheera Galernas, hired the mercenary army of Captain Sun Wolf, to help them rescue their men from the mines of evil, he refused. Little did he realize how insistent the ladies could be, and how far they would go to persuade him to train them against...
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When the women of the City of Mandrigyn, led by Sheera Galernas, hired the mercenary army of Captain Sun Wolf, to help them rescue their men from the mines of evil, he refused. Little did he realize how insistent the ladies could be, and how far they would go to persuade him to train them against the evil of Altiokis....
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780345309198 (0345309197)
Publish date: February 12th 1984
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 311
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Epic Fantasy,
High Fantasy,
Speculative Fiction,
Horror,
Heroic Fantasy,
Sword And Sorcery
Series: Sun Wolf and Starhawk (#1)
I’ll begin by saying that I loved this book. Fiercely. To the point I wasn’t ready to let go when it came due at the library, so I ordered my own copy. Does that mean it’s without flaws? No, which is why I’m giving 4 stars. But it’s one of those books that reminded me why I still read fantasy, even ...
A solid fantasy novel, if a bit more intense than I like. The author wouldn’t leave the hero alone, always tossing one problem after another at him, all of them causing him pain. The tension level is so high all the time, with no respite, that eventually I got tired of it. I felt so sorry for the he...
Loved this. Ladies being active. Ladies driving the plot. And it was written in the early eighties? How is this book more progressive than some fantasy coming out now? I’m not saying it’s perfect, there were a few things that bugged me but overall, it was awesome.I think what I loved most was that...
*3.75 starsThis book has been sitting on my shelf for 10 years, the poor thing. I finally decided to read it because I read Graceling, and all the while I was thinking, if I'm going to read a book about strong women in a medieval fantasy, I might as well read The Ladies of Mandrigyn You know when yo...
After discovering Barbara Hambly via the books Dragonsbane and The Time of the Dark, I just couldn't get enough of her. She writes great, strong women characters, that are usually of the non-magical sort. The women are often the warriors, like Starhawk. Her male characters are also indelible, flawed...
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