- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Baen Books; Original edition (7 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1439132976
- ISBN-13: 978-1439132975
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.7 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 921,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Two previously published works 'Seeker's Mask' and 'To ride a rathorn', (books 3 and 4 in the series), reissued by Baen under a new title.
P C Hodgell writes some of the most intricate, original and fascinating fantasy around, but you really need to have read the first two books in the series before tackling this volume.
P C Hodgell writes some of the most intricate, original and fascinating fantasy around, but you really need to have read the first two books in the series before tackling this volume.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Welcome return of excellent author, ignore the horrible covers.
18 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback
I'm very pleased that Hodgell has found a home for her excellent books after many vicissitudes, including the abrupt death of her previous publisher Meisha Merlin. Her elegant prose, interesting characters (no cardboard neurotics here, her heroine is clever, determined, brave, good in a fight, kind and quite often terrifyingly non-human, which is fine, because she isn't) and a splendid originality of world-building make these books that I have appreciated for decades. Who wouldn't be interested in a world where leaves migrate south for winter (without their trees) and a desert sometimes forgets itself and reverts to being a sea instead? It's a finely observed, scary society, and an even scarier world, and Hodgell combines humour and horror and unexpected beauty with unsettling ease.
Ignore Baen's covers, which fully live down to the usual standards of hideousness from that publisher. The books are very worth reading, just get some brown paper. I am very much looking forward to "Bound In Blood". It's a pity Baen isn't reissuing Hodgell in hardback, but at least they're back in print. She's been a connoisseur's taste for decades, it would be nice if she got some popular acclaim too.
Ignore Baen's covers, which fully live down to the usual standards of hideousness from that publisher. The books are very worth reading, just get some brown paper. I am very much looking forward to "Bound In Blood". It's a pity Baen isn't reissuing Hodgell in hardback, but at least they're back in print. She's been a connoisseur's taste for decades, it would be nice if she got some popular acclaim too.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
One of the best fantasy series ever
17 July 2009
Format:Paperback
I'm very glad to see Baen republishing this wonderful series. This book contains the 3rd and 4th of the Kencyrath novels. The first two novels are available from Baen as The God Stalker Chronicles; if at all possible you should read the series in order, to get the full richness of Hodgell's intricate world and deep plot lines.
(The series is far from complete. The 5th novel, Bound in Blood, should be published in 2010, with more to come.)
The Kencyrath series combines superb plotting, characterization and world-building. It also stands out by being a wholly original creation, drawing directly from folklore and mythology instead of from other fantasy stories, not even from Tolkien. Moreover, Hodgell skillfully adds a strong element of mystery to perplex her characters (and her readers!).
These two books focus on Jame, a young woman who creates trouble and scandal everywhere she goes (there's a reason for that) but could create an even bigger ruckus just be telling people her full name. Dealing with the people she encounters in normal life would be hard enough by itself, but she also has to deal with deadly enemies from her family's past. And arboreal drift.
(The series is far from complete. The 5th novel, Bound in Blood, should be published in 2010, with more to come.)
The Kencyrath series combines superb plotting, characterization and world-building. It also stands out by being a wholly original creation, drawing directly from folklore and mythology instead of from other fantasy stories, not even from Tolkien. Moreover, Hodgell skillfully adds a strong element of mystery to perplex her characters (and her readers!).
These two books focus on Jame, a young woman who creates trouble and scandal everywhere she goes (there's a reason for that) but could create an even bigger ruckus just be telling people her full name. Dealing with the people she encounters in normal life would be hard enough by itself, but she also has to deal with deadly enemies from her family's past. And arboreal drift.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful series!
16 July 2009
Format:Paperback
The book that started this series, God Stalk by PC Hodgell, is one of my favorite books of all time. The world Hodgell has created is fresh, innovative, and mysterious. Ever since God Stalk was published in 1982 I've been eagerly awaiting publication of the sequels to learn what happens next in the life of Jame. It has been a long 25+ years for loyal fans and for the author as she completed her PhD, taught college classes, and had her publishers go out of business several times.
Seeker's Mask (the first half of this collection) was difficult for me at first. Jame is mistreated, misunderstood, and very unhappy trying to "fit it". It was painful to read this. But finally Jame decides, enough, she will be herself, and the book moves into high gear as Jame escapes and weird things start happening to the River Valley as she travels. This book brings back old friends left behind in God Stalk and introduces the reader to powerful nature gods that belong to the world as opposed to the Kencyr who are the aliens.
"To Ride a Rathorn" follows a similar pattern. Jame tries to fit in at a cadet school and is poorly treated. She refuses to give up and grows in confidence in her abilities. As expected things come to a boil, dark secrets are revealed, and healing comes out of destruction.
Please encourge PC Hodgell to continue writing this series by buying this collection!
Seeker's Mask (the first half of this collection) was difficult for me at first. Jame is mistreated, misunderstood, and very unhappy trying to "fit it". It was painful to read this. But finally Jame decides, enough, she will be herself, and the book moves into high gear as Jame escapes and weird things start happening to the River Valley as she travels. This book brings back old friends left behind in God Stalk and introduces the reader to powerful nature gods that belong to the world as opposed to the Kencyr who are the aliens.
"To Ride a Rathorn" follows a similar pattern. Jame tries to fit in at a cadet school and is poorly treated. She refuses to give up and grows in confidence in her abilities. As expected things come to a boil, dark secrets are revealed, and healing comes out of destruction.
Please encourge PC Hodgell to continue writing this series by buying this collection!
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