- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Del Rey; Reprint edition (Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345387341
- ISBN-13: 978-0345387349
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.2 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,331,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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THE WARRIOR'S TALE
Captain Rali Emilie Antero came from an illustrious family of traders, wizards, and adventurers. But Rali cared little for magic, and even less for journeying. She was a soldier, captain of the elite Maranon Guard, staunch defenders of the majestic city of Orissa. But her family legacy was about to catch up with her....
For the Guard's latest mission was sheer suicide: a sea-going odyssey in search of an evil master wizard--the last Archon of Lycanth--who had fled with a secret doomsday spell that could destroy all of civilization. It would be Rali's greatest challenge: a desperate pursuit, raging across the great Western Sea to the fire reefs that marked the end of the world--and beyond, to places unmarked even in legend. But only in the uncharted territories of her own soul--and the heritage of the Anteros--would Rali find the power to defeat the Archon and return to Orissa in triumph.
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THE WARRIOR'S TALE
Captain Rali Emilie Antero came from an illustrious family of traders, wizards, and adventurers. But Rali cared little for magic, and even less for journeying. She was a soldier, captain of the elite Maranon Guard, staunch defenders of the majestic city of Orissa. But her family legacy was about to catch up with her....
For the Guard's latest mission was sheer suicide: a sea-going odyssey in search of an evil master wizard--the last Archon of Lycanth--who had fled with a secret doomsday spell that could destroy all of civilization. It would be Rali's greatest challenge: a desperate pursuit, raging across the great Western Sea to the fire reefs that marked the end of the world--and beyond, to places unmarked even in legend. But only in the uncharted territories of her own soul--and the heritage of the Anteros--would Rali find the power to defeat the Archon and return to Orissa in triumph.
FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK
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The Warrior's Tale
27 Jan 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"The Warrior's Tale" is one of those extremely rare sequels that outdoes the original. For longtime fantasy fans, it's a real breath of fresh air. The narrator and main character, Rali Anterro of the Maranon Guard, is a lot more likeable than Amalric from "The Far Kingdoms", since she has a real personality and some actually feelings, as well as more interesting relationships with other people. Perhaps more importantly, the plot has some real unpredictability to it, with the heroes facing a number of different villains and dangerous situations, and sometimes having to use more than just random luck to survive. Also, the authors include at least a little bit of humor, something that was sorely absent in "The Far Kingdoms", and in general they simply manage to give the story more life this time around.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A good read
30 Dec 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I rate this book with 5 stars in the category of adventure. This tale is filled with magic, aventure, sword fighting and all that good stuff. It's your basic book on good vs. evil. The city Orissa is in grave danger... the Archon has evil powers that could destroy the whole city! So one of Orissa's guard is sent to follow the Archon and to kill him. Oh and did I happen to mention that this guard is made up of all women? That's right! Who else goes on the quest? Well there is an old powerful wizard who decides to go and some pirates who are more after the gold and loot than destroying evil.
Much do they know that there is more than the Archon and his evil that they will have to face. They travel in boats and see more of the world than anyone in Orissa. They face betrayal, evil, depression, lack of food, and at the end there is a twist.
Romily is their only hope... their last hope. She will have to face things that go beyond all... the death of her beloved friends, she has no support except her Guard; her family does not accept her for who she is and.... she will have to forge into the magic she's always refused and denied in order to save herself and her companions.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Imaginative, Yet Unforgivably Self-Indulgent
27 Jan 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The Good: The story is full of imagination and zest; something that seems to be worked out of most authors as they're driven to write faster than they can actually *create* and dream. Even as a hard-core, well-traveled Fantasy fan, I was pleasantly surprised with the locations, twists and turns, and the story in general; the author walked a path less traveled, so to speak, and it shows.
The Bad: This novel reeks of a self-indulgent fantasy put to paper. I can tolerate a rabid feminist/lesbian point of view, but only if she is professional enough to write a story for the readers, and not for herself. Without spoiling the story, there are several points where the cool-under-fire, seasoned veteran protagonist acts in the most brain-dead, illogical manner, simply to further the self-indulgent plot, which ultimately consists of meeting and then killing males of any species, because all males are evil, and greedy, and lustful, and foolish, and prideful, and inept. And if they're not, they're harmless old men, who may escape with mere disfigurement if they're lucky. There's a story here, and it tries to shine through the writer's soap-boxing and daydreams, but it fails.
So, if you're a lesbian and/or a man hater, you should give this a look. If you're a lesbian man hater that loves Fantasy, then you NEED this book. If, however, you're one of the many people who simply loves Fantasy, I can't suggest it, simply because author intervention is so frequent that it destroys any spell the imaginative story tries to create.
The Bad: This novel reeks of a self-indulgent fantasy put to paper. I can tolerate a rabid feminist/lesbian point of view, but only if she is professional enough to write a story for the readers, and not for herself. Without spoiling the story, there are several points where the cool-under-fire, seasoned veteran protagonist acts in the most brain-dead, illogical manner, simply to further the self-indulgent plot, which ultimately consists of meeting and then killing males of any species, because all males are evil, and greedy, and lustful, and foolish, and prideful, and inept. And if they're not, they're harmless old men, who may escape with mere disfigurement if they're lucky. There's a story here, and it tries to shine through the writer's soap-boxing and daydreams, but it fails.
So, if you're a lesbian and/or a man hater, you should give this a look. If you're a lesbian man hater that loves Fantasy, then you NEED this book. If, however, you're one of the many people who simply loves Fantasy, I can't suggest it, simply because author intervention is so frequent that it destroys any spell the imaginative story tries to create.
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