- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Baen Books (1 April 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671654160
- ISBN-13: 978-0671654160
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,109,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Paksenarrion--Paks, for short--refuses her father's orders to marry the pig farmer down the road and is off to join the army. And so her adventure begins--the adventure that transforms her into a hero remembered in songs, chosen by the gods to restore a lost ruler to his throne.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Paksenarrion runs away from her farming family in search of fame and fortune as a warrior, but she is not an idle dreamer, and so follows her cousin's advice to join a mercenary company.
Thus begins the story of Paks, an honest and believeable character, setting out in search of adventure into a world she knows very little about. The writer's skill keeps the reader from knowing more about the world than the main character does, so you can lose yourself in the world without constantly double-guessing the actors.
The life of a mercenary company is told in detail, but never too much. Paks' world grows larger as she experiences more, and if she doesn't understand something she behaves like a real person - either asks about it, or ignores it! Nowhere does the story suffer from those sudden detailed "lectures" that other authors sometimes use to explain things to the reader - indeed, some things that are important in the later books are not analysed by Paks at the time they happen, and so we don't get "Hollywood Syndrome" [- "Look at this scene! This thing HERE is going to be important! (otherwise we wouldn't have mentioned it)"]
Because Paks is good at her trade, the story paces on well. In later books, the character grows, and grows well ... you need to start at book one, and you could stop there, fulfilled - but you can't stop at the end of book two, the story is so well told, and you are so involved in the character that you absolutely MUST progress to the third.
For all the reality of the story, this is sword and sorcery, although there is little enough sorcery until later on. When you do get there, though, you'll notice that it is based upon the Dungeons and Dragons style, rather than the Tolkien style, for example. Whereas I find most D&D-based stories to be dreadfully unimaginative, this book and its companions are inventive gems, masterfully told and needing no prior knowledge.
A perfect introduction to the genre, recommended to all.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As my rating suggests, I thought this was an excellent book, But I'm completely suprised that there aren't more reviews. Has no one read it?? The entire series is by far the best fantasy series I've ever encountered. The only book I've found better than the tales of Paksenarrion is Ender's Game. This entire series sucked me in and wouldn't let me go until I had finished. It was well written with great attention to detail. I've never been in military service, but after reading these books I feel as if I almost know what it's like. Throughout the books, the reader is made to care deeply for the characters and their plights.
I highly recommend this book to *ANYONE* looking to not only read, but experience a great fantasy story.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The way the Elizabeth makes the characters feel real is by description of the everyday - the bland stuff that never creeps into films or most novels. Who cares if she polishes her shoes or scatches and itch? But after a few chapters, these characters have depth - and a connection to real-life chores and feelings, despite the alien environment.
With less fantasy and more realism, this is an easy book to read without having to suspend disbelief to any real degree. The otherworldy stuff only creeps in at the end, and even then is from Paks' view, not descibed as if from an all-knowing perspective. Tolkienesque?
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Tolkein wannabe
I came to this one as a user of audiobooks. It was a relief to see the written text version later, because I thought the author had actually managed to come up with a heroine... Read more
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A tough march...
When considering this book I noticed that several comparisons were being made favourably to Tolkien and I probably should have taken this as a warning. Read more
Published on 26 April 2009 by G. S. Benham
Sheepfarmer's Daughter
The trilogy "The Deed of Paksenarrion" starts off with this book. In the Sheepfarmer's Daughter Paksenarrion (Paks to friends) runs away from home. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2005 by bookaholic
Sheepfarmer's Daughter
The trilogy "The Deed of Paksenarrion" starts off with this book. In the Sheepfarmer's Daughter Paksenarrion (Paks to friends) runs away from home. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2005 by bookaholic
Sheepfarmer's Daughter
The trilogy "The Deed of Paksenarrion" starts off with this book. In the Sheepfarmer's Daughter Paksenarrion (Paks to friends) runs away from home. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2005 by bookaholic
Sheepfarmer's Daughter
The trilogy "The Deed of Paksenarrion" starts off with this book. In the Sheepfarmer's Daughter Paksenarrion (Paks to friends) runs away from home. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2005 by bookaholic
Sheepfarmer's daughter
The trilogy "The Deed of Paksenarrion" starts off with this book. In the Sheepfarmer's Daughter Paksenarrion (Paks to friends) runs away from home. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2005 by bookaholic
At last a fantasy trilogy to rival Lord of the Rings!
I have actually read this trilogy twice, virtually back to back, and have been completely swept away by it both times. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2003 by "markurpen"
An Excellent Read
If you like tales of ordinary people doing extraordinary things (as I do) then you'll probably enjoy this trilogy. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2000 by "9bob"
Good read let down by slow pace and wandering style.
Worth reading for pleasant escapism. The development of the main character is interesting with clues liberally given as to where she is going. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2000 by john.beresford@virgin.net
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