Sheepfarmer's Daughter

The Deed of Paksenarrion, Book 1

By: Elizabeth Moon

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck

Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Refusing to marry a pig farmer and joining the army, even if it means never seeing her family again, Paksenarrion begins an adventure that enables her to restore an overthrown ruler.

©1988 Elizabeth Moon (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Highly Recommend!

Amazing story, I was hooked from the very first chapter! The twists and turns kept you on your toes just like you were shoulder to shoulder in battle with Pax. Definitely recommend!

I love this story

It is very engaging and you can utilize it down. This is the second time I have read this series and it was just as good this second time around.

amazing

this book was amazing! I loved every second of it. I plan on immediately getting the rest of the series to this.

simply wonderful

I read the trilogy about 15 years ago, and reread it each year a couple times. now I listen to it at least a couple times a year. check out the 5 books that continue this story of you haven't yet

Besides Military trial

The author created a very believable world which the protagonist was able to thrive in. The one exception to this was the military trial that happened in the first quarter of the book. that seemed like it was straight out of a courtroom drama. The book was fairly clean and moved a good pace. I enjoyed getting to know the protagonist.

Written book translates to excellent audio book

I read this book when it was first released in 1988. When my husband and I started collecting audio book titles we searched for books that we had once enjoyed reading. We had been looking for The Deed of Paksenarrion ever since we started listening to audio books about a decade ago. This had been one title that had been overlooked for conversion to the audio book format. When it finally came out I snapped it up from Audible.com and I have not regretted it.

Narration: I have been unhappy with some of Jennifer Van Dyck's narrations in the past, mostly when she followed a favored narrator in a series and didn't check previous pronunciations. This time she is coming into the series fresh and has made it her own. I think she has done an exceptional job of making the Paksenarrion tales come to life and have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the book that I enjoyed reading many years ago. Kudos to Ms. Van Dyck for her performance in the Paksenarrion titles.

Paksenarrion brings to mind an epic journey similar to The Obsidian Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory, or The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, only not as lengthy. Alas, I sometimes wish that it were longer, or that Elizabeth Moon were a more prolific writer. Though what she does produce is always worth the time to peruse.

For lovers of the fantasy genre you can't go wrong with any of the Paksenarrion books.

Now if the publishers would go back a bit further and include "Liar's Oath" and "Surrender None" and you would have the complete world from which Paksenarrion comes. "Liar's Oath" and "Surrender None" predate Paksenarrion and explain St. Gird and his assistant Luap and the formation of the Fellowship of Gird.

Good Read for Epic Fantasy Fans

I would recommend this book to epic fantasy fans. It has a solid story line and a fresh vantagepoint that kept me listening without being so deep that I wanted to re-wind. Reader was a definite plus to the experience and she made it easy to keep track of characters.

excellent

I loved this book! I couldnt stop, I admit it is one that must be listened to without distraction, but I really like it!

Wow! What a Great Story!

It is a great story. But I was less than impressed by the performance. The reader seems to pause every four or five words for dramatic emphasis and it gets old. But I love the story and it is worth the breathless narration to listen to the story.

Sheepfarmer's Daughter is great

Would you try another book from Elizabeth Moon and/or Jennifer Van Dyck?

Yes

What could Elizabeth Moon have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Loved the book decades ago when it was first published, still love it. Can't see how Moon could have made it better.

How could the performance have been better?

It is so well done for Audible, I can't think of anything that would have made it better. Jennifer Van Dyck is a great reader.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Spurred excitement and a desire to know what happens next.

Any additional comments?

I love the depth of her characters. Was anxious to get the next installments (which I did, and loved)