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Friends by chance--or is it fate? Damian Raske and Jullanar Thistlethwaite are about as different as can be. Damian is a young swordsman, dreaming of being the best in the world, hardly aware of what lies beyond the outskirts of his city, let alone that there is a great empire on the other side of the horizon. Jullanar is a gently-raised young woman from deep inside the Empire of Astandalas, aware that there are worlds beyond its sway but hardly daring to dream she'd ever see outside of her own country, let alone beyond the empire's borders. And yet they both dream of friendship, of adventure, of what else there might be. And it's Jullanar whose exam results turn out to matter in a way no one could expect. The first book of The Red Company, because even the greatest of folk heroes have to start somewhere.… (more)
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This first in the tales of the Red Company came out in April of last year. While it happens chronologically after The Tower at the Edge of the World, either of those two can be read first. I had expected a more traditional quest type of tale where the band of friends goes off on adventures, but it's quieter than that and focuses more on developing friendships and character growth. At this point, I should know better than to think I know what the author has in store for me. It was absolutely delightful from beginning to end, and I loved getting to know both Jullanar and Damian, and the ways in which two seeming misfits understood each other and became friends. I won't spoil, but suffice it to say an expected meeting was laugh-out-loud funny, and I was very happy to read in the Author's Note that the group shall have more adventures to come soon.
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