Publication
DAW, c1999
Collection
Series
Status
Available
Description
It has been four years since Darian saw his village sacked and burned by barbarians. Taking refuge with the Hawkbrothers, he soon finds his life's calling-as a Healing Adept. But even as he learns the mystical ways of this ancient race, Darian cannot escape the dangers threatening his future. Another tribe of barbarians is approaching. The time has come . . . to stand up and fight.
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LibraryThing member ArnanKoh
It is indeed an excellent book. Almost like Lord of the Rings. I find myself getting lost in the setting and the plot of the novel.
Mercedes Lackley has talent and his books are among the best ever.
This book narates the contiunation of Darian's tale with the Hawkbrothers, he has left his old
At the same time, Keisha in Errold's Grove has becomed theLocal Healer. Her gift is untrained and she is needed by everyone in the village.
The Hawkbrother discover that a group of barbarians were coming south towards Errold's Grove. They are determine not to allow the barbarians to attack them and destroy the vilage. They noticfied the village and prepare to meet thier enemies, hoping to find that the enemy can become allies and not destroyers.
Mercedes Lackley has talent and his books are among the best ever.
This book narates the contiunation of Darian's tale with the Hawkbrothers, he has left his old
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village Errold's Grove and has been accepted as a Hawkbrother and is bonded with the eagle-owl Kuari. Darian is train in fighting skill, magic and many other things. He even visits The K' Vala Vale. He witness a wedding of his adoptive hawkborther and meets many new and attractive friends.At the same time, Keisha in Errold's Grove has becomed theLocal Healer. Her gift is untrained and she is needed by everyone in the village.
The Hawkbrother discover that a group of barbarians were coming south towards Errold's Grove. They are determine not to allow the barbarians to attack them and destroy the vilage. They noticfied the village and prepare to meet thier enemies, hoping to find that the enemy can become allies and not destroyers.
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LibraryThing member SunnySD
The sequel to Owlflight continues Darian's story, but we rejoin the action four years later. The village of Errold's Grove has experienced a change in fortune and is now quite nearly prosperous in direct contrast to its days of barbarian occupation. Keisha, the village's young healer in training,
Darian, meanwhile, has made good use of his time with the Hawkbrothers and is looking forward to returning to found his very own Vale. All seems to be running smoothly until word comes that a new wave of barbarians is approaching.
With both Keisha and Darian possessing healing talents there's little surprise in the revelation that the new barbarian hoard won't need fighting - but what they bring with them will take more than skill with a sword to vanquish.
The ending is a bit abrupt given the long lead-in, but other than that this is standard Lackey - enjoyable enough to leave you wanting more.
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loves her family and her duties, but is feeling ever more stressed by her patients - just being in the room with them is driving her slowly frantic. But with no other healer close enough to take her place while she trains, she suffers in silence.Darian, meanwhile, has made good use of his time with the Hawkbrothers and is looking forward to returning to found his very own Vale. All seems to be running smoothly until word comes that a new wave of barbarians is approaching.
With both Keisha and Darian possessing healing talents there's little surprise in the revelation that the new barbarian hoard won't need fighting - but what they bring with them will take more than skill with a sword to vanquish.
The ending is a bit abrupt given the long lead-in, but other than that this is standard Lackey - enjoyable enough to leave you wanting more.
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LibraryThing member Nikkles
A good Valdemar book. Not earth shattering, but I do enjoy them.
LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
This is the second book in the Owl Mage series, that began with Owlflight, so you should read that first.
I generally like Lackey's Valdemar books, and if you're new to them I'd start with the first published, Arrows of the Queen. They almost all deal with Heralds, a police/military force bonded to
Heralds don't factor much in this particular trilogy though, but the Tayledras, featured in other stories, do, and for me that more than makes up for that. The previous book centered on Darian, a Valdemarian adopted into a Tayledras clan who wishes to be a bridge to both peoples. This book introduces Keisha Alder, a young healer-in-training from his village. I found her an appealing character and the book a light, enjoyable read, even if I wouldn't name it among Lackey's best.
I generally like Lackey's Valdemar books, and if you're new to them I'd start with the first published, Arrows of the Queen. They almost all deal with Heralds, a police/military force bonded to
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and partnered with "Companions," magical creatures in horse guise. Heralds don't factor much in this particular trilogy though, but the Tayledras, featured in other stories, do, and for me that more than makes up for that. The previous book centered on Darian, a Valdemarian adopted into a Tayledras clan who wishes to be a bridge to both peoples. This book introduces Keisha Alder, a young healer-in-training from his village. I found her an appealing character and the book a light, enjoyable read, even if I wouldn't name it among Lackey's best.
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Like most of Lackey's middle books, this one is mostly setting up for the climax. We meet Keisha, the Healer of Errold's Grove, and catch up with a much more adult Darian. The new Vale, between Tayledras territory and Valdemar, gets set up - a little faster than intended, as reports of a new
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barbarian incursion coming down from the North come in. These barbarians, however, turn out to be quite different from the last lot, and (eventually) willing to make peace - partly because what's driving them is a disease, and Keisha and the other healers find out how to deal with it. The book ends on the treaty field, with a lot of loose ends lying about - see previous note about this book being a set-up for the next. Good but not great - a lot of interesting people and situations, and some old friends show up, but there's not a lot to the story. The best bits are largely side-issues - Darian's discussion with the local lord's heir about what battle's really like, for instance. Very rich. Show Less
LibraryThing member JeremyPreacher
Owlsight is definitely more solid than Owlflight - less drama, more interesting worldbuilding without the tedious flashback-driven backstory. We get a cameo by Kerowyn, and really awkwardly-placed references to the rest of the main Mage Storms characters, which is nice but clumsy, and otherwise
My main gripe with this series is the bizarre-in-context patriarchal assumptions. In a country where there is no sexism at all in the ruling class, it's jarringly out-of-place to have a village where the women cook, clean, and gossip and the men run the place with no comment at all about how that's a little odd. Valdemar was set up from the beginning as an egalitarian society, and I really dislike that those principles seem to be ignored here in favor of a dreadfully stereotypical European rural village setup. It makes for better contrast with the Hawkbrothers, I suppose, but that contrast is never actually remarked upon, and I find it tooth-grindingly irritating.
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it's just a fairly solid YA adventure.My main gripe with this series is the bizarre-in-context patriarchal assumptions. In a country where there is no sexism at all in the ruling class, it's jarringly out-of-place to have a village where the women cook, clean, and gossip and the men run the place with no comment at all about how that's a little odd. Valdemar was set up from the beginning as an egalitarian society, and I really dislike that those principles seem to be ignored here in favor of a dreadfully stereotypical European rural village setup. It makes for better contrast with the Hawkbrothers, I suppose, but that contrast is never actually remarked upon, and I find it tooth-grindingly irritating.
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LibraryThing member JohnFair
This, the second book in the saga, sees us back in Errold's Grove four years after Darian had met the hawkbrothers that saved his fellow villagers from the invading Northerners and he is no longer the uncertain teen but a self-assured young man who had come to terms with the magic he had not
The characters are good and, while Darian is often too good to be true, Keisha, the apprentice healer is brilliant.
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wanted. As well as Darian, we get to meet the sisters Keisha and Shandi Alderman, one of whom was the village healer while the other was destined to become a Herald while a new danger threatens from the North!The characters are good and, while Darian is often too good to be true, Keisha, the apprentice healer is brilliant.
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Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0886778034 / 9780886778033
Original publication date
1998