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Shaman's Crossing, Book One of the Soldier Son Trilogy

By: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: John Keating
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A Hugo and Nebula Award finalist, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb is hailed by the Baltimore Sun as a “master fantasist.” Shaman’s Crossing begins her epic Soldier Son Trilogy.

The second son of a recently titled nobleman, Nevare Burvelle survives the King’s Cavalla Academy—where nepotism and corruption reign—to become a soldier in the Gernian king’s army. As he and his fellow soldiers are thrust onto the front lines of the king’s brutal territorial expansion campaign, they struggle against the Plainspeople—forest-dwellers who possess a powerful magic long dismissed by the Gernians. These rebels refuse to bow to the king’s tyranny. And as the battles rage, dangerous thoughts invade Nevare’s consciousness, forcing him to question his role in the army—and the life he’s always known.

Hobb doesn’t disappoint with this intricate fantasy tale featuring larger-than-life characters and exotic landscapes.

©2005 Megan Lindholm (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Fantasy Epic

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"Here is a master storyteller out to make a point and succeeding beautifully." (Publishers Weekly)
Rich Worldbuilding • Complex Characters • Immersive Storytelling • Detailed Cultures • Compelling Themes

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I get through Books much too fast and when I have a trilogy to look forward too I just push on through them if it is a good book this is an excellent book. The characters are very well developed the theme though I thought was a little slow in getting to the point once it grabs your attention it’s got to you all the way.

This book is really hard to put down from reading

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Loved it! Harry Potter-ish in some ways. Great narrator too. Looking forward to the next one

Great!

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Interesting story. Not a whole lot of magic in this first book of the series. Story is centered on the main character and his friends and enemies.

I could not stop listen to it...very interesting.


Hoping that more of Robin Hobb's books become available on Audible.

Good Read!

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I really enjoyed this. Some of the other reviews said that this trilogy was a darker style than Hobb’s normal writing, however I found it to be just as enjoyable and upbeat as the Fitz and the Fool series. Looking forward to the other 2 books in the series.

Well written and very enjoyable.

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I cannot gush enough about how I love this book. I first read it a few years ago, but as my own life and views have changed, I wondered if it was as good as I remembered. What a fool I was for doubting. With this one novel, Hobb easily joins the list of authors to admire and study. I can tell you from experience reading a fair few other novels that she more than earns and keeps that place. She’s one of my favorite authors for a reason.

For this novel alone, I can’t help but feel awe and admiration. It’s a bold foundation for the trilogy, making a world so complete in itself that it almost makes my own perceptions of my world seem false. The awareness Nevare has of what’s going on around him, whether from his own perceptions or what he learns from others, is staggering. Just what his world does to him, how civil changes in his lifetime try to stamp him and others like him down while faith urges him to persevere, is astonishing. Robb has crafted a setting and population that are so real it’s almost unfathomable. And at the same time, it’s only right that it should all be this way. It doesn’t feel like a novel. It feels like we’ve just received a real story from another world… and I for one am grateful to have it. It is, to put it simply, masterfully crafted and worth a read. So what are you waiting for?

An Astoundingly Rich Read

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