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Arms-Commander
- Saga of Recluce, Book 16
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Series: Saga of Recluce, Book 16
- Length: 22 hrs and 5 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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nothing happened.
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5 out of 5 stars
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turning point in the series
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5 out of 5 stars
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only after the white order and more
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rather than accepting a marriage arranged by his mother, the powerful military matriarch of Westwind, Creslin chooses exile, setting out to find his own identity and developing his magical talents through conflict with the enigmatic white wizards of Candar. What Creslin doesn't know is he stands in the way of their plot to subjugate the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I'm a Modesitt fan, but I couln't finish this one.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Story
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Publisher's Summary
The keep of Westwind, located in the cold mountainous heights called the Roof of the World, is facing attack by the adjoining land of Gallos. Arthanos, son and heir to the ailing Prefect of Gallos, wishes to destroy Westwind because the idea of a land where women rule, no matter how small and how isolated, is total anathema to him. Saryn, Arms-Commander of Westwind, is dispatched to the neighboring land of Lornth to seek support against the Gallosians. But Zeldyan, regent of Lornth, has problems in her family. To secure Zeldyan's aid, Saryn must pledge her personal support - and any Westwind guard forces she can raise - to the defense of Zeldyan and her son. The fate of four lands, including Westwind, depend on Saryn's actions.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-16-18
One of the best in the Saga!
One of the best in the Recluce Saga! Maybe as a woman I enjoyed having a strong female protagonists. The series, although having important female characters but few that lead and whose character becomes so clear as the novel progresses.
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Аmazon Customer
- 01-11-16
Needed Female Narrator
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
While the narrator did a good job, almost all the characters in this book were female.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Joshua
- 10-10-15
Very good and well written book.
From the beginning of the book the author drew me in and kept my attention through out the entire book. The narrator brings life to all the characters in a way that few can only dream of doing.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Galina
- 03-10-15
Not very interesting
This story did not have a strong point and interesting plot. It was feeling that the author did not know how to unfold the story, was going in different directions, and then just made a happy, and unlikely ending.