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Owlknight (Valdemar: The Owl Mage Trilogy #3)
From fantasy legends Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon comes the third and final volume in a powerful saga charged with war and magic, life and love.... Two years after his parents disappearance, Darian has sought refuge and training from the mysterious Hawkbrothers. Now he has opened his heart to a beautiful young healer. Finally Darian has found peace and acceptance in his...more
Paperback, 464 pages
Published
November 1st 2000
by DAW
(first published 1999)
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This is the concluding book in the Owl Mage series, that began with Owlflight and continues in Owlsight, so you should read those first. I'm a fan of Lackey's Valdemar books, and for a fan this is well worth the read.
What's best about it, I think, is the world-building. In this story we get to see more beyond the Heralds and horse-shaped Companions of the first Valdemar books, and it's fun to see the fleshing out of the Hawkbrothers, the gryphons, the dyheli; Lackey's good at giving a sense of...more
What's best about it, I think, is the world-building. In this story we get to see more beyond the Heralds and horse-shaped Companions of the first Valdemar books, and it's fun to see the fleshing out of the Hawkbrothers, the gryphons, the dyheli; Lackey's good at giving a sense of...more
Number 26 in the quest to read 100 books . . .
The last book in Darien's Tale . . . (repackaged under that title after the fact . . . also known as the 'Owl Trilogy.'
The last, and possibly the best, book in the trilogy. The most interesting character from the second book, Keisha, is back as a competent young adult in the process of becoming a full fledged healer. Darien is now "all grown up" and ready to assume his responsibilities bot as a the leader of the Hawkbrother encampment in Valdemar an...more
The last book in Darien's Tale . . . (repackaged under that title after the fact . . . also known as the 'Owl Trilogy.'
The last, and possibly the best, book in the trilogy. The most interesting character from the second book, Keisha, is back as a competent young adult in the process of becoming a full fledged healer. Darien is now "all grown up" and ready to assume his responsibilities bot as a the leader of the Hawkbrother encampment in Valdemar an...more
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I mentioned in my last review that if I hadn't checked out this book at the same time I picked up the 2nd, I probably would have passed on it altogether. And honestly I almost wish I had. I wasn't that happy with the previous one, but most of all it is this 3rd book that really disappointed me.
There didn't seem to be any focus to this book at all. I mean, what was the story really about? The beginning of the book seemed to meander through different characters without direction. I guess Darian d...more
There didn't seem to be any focus to this book at all. I mean, what was the story really about? The beginning of the book seemed to meander through different characters without direction. I guess Darian d...more
Probably 2 1/2 stars, really. It wasn't a bad book, but I've read better of Lackey's. The pacing seemed very wrong - the first 2/3 of the book are describing the social/political structure of Valdemar and the characters' relational problems. The "main" plot is finally introduced about 100 pages before the end, and then hurriedly dealt with. The result is a slow first part of the book, a very gripping last few chapters, and an epilogue that would have been better expanded. Not a bad book, but no...more
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Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series provides one of the cornerstones of my reading history. After discovering her when quite young, I still follow new additions to the series - nearly twenty years later! I read and re-read these books over and over again throughout my youth, but I haven't re-read this series in its entirety in a long time - and never as an adult. There are some new books added to the series since the last time I read them, so this re-reading project is pretty exciting for me since...more
First read Sept 10, 2009.
Twenty-fifth in the primary Valdemar fantasy series, 1380-ish AF within the Valdemaran timeline, and third in Darian's Tale, a subseries within Valdemar.
The Story
Errold's Grove is finally getting a Herald---a Herald-Mage no less. And, he's bringing an assistant Herald—Shandi is coming home! The Council decides that Darian must be on an equal level with the Herald-Mage and everyone pulls out all the stops. Lord Breon makes Darian a knight; the Ghost Cat Clan adopt him; an...more
Twenty-fifth in the primary Valdemar fantasy series, 1380-ish AF within the Valdemaran timeline, and third in Darian's Tale, a subseries within Valdemar.
The Story
Errold's Grove is finally getting a Herald---a Herald-Mage no less. And, he's bringing an assistant Herald—Shandi is coming home! The Council decides that Darian must be on an equal level with the Herald-Mage and everyone pulls out all the stops. Lord Breon makes Darian a knight; the Ghost Cat Clan adopt him; an...more
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Last of the "Owl" series (or Darien's Tale) by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon. This series did not deliver the same gut satisfaction as the Arrows of the Queen series (Lackey's best IMHO). This final story of the series was better than #2 and way better than #1 but the ending did not satisfy me. The fears of commitment by Keisha were not fully discussed with Darien but more like just "taken care of" by the author.
Can add this series to my "read" list but just didn't do much for me...
Can add this series to my "read" list but just didn't do much for me...
I just finished this book, and the previous book in the series. I read the first book in the trilogy many years ago, and remembered enjoying it. So, the whole time I was reading these books, I was wondering if the first book could have been that much worse than I remembered? I was also wondering why I kept reading, when I found the pacing uneven, the dialogue totally unconvincing, and most of the characters uninteresting.
In this, the third part of the Owl trilogy, Darian, now a Master Mage, goes in search of his parents, long missing and presumed dead.
In all honesty, I think this final volume of the trilogy was a bit long; some judicious editing might have taken it down a hundred pages or so without damaging the story at all. The romantic sub-plot was actually well done, even if it was quite clear all through how it was going to end.
In all honesty, I think this final volume of the trilogy was a bit long; some judicious editing might have taken it down a hundred pages or so without damaging the story at all. The romantic sub-plot was actually well done, even if it was quite clear all through how it was going to end.
I hate to say it but I found the ending to this trilogy rather lackluster. Like the previous book it was rather wordy and while I still found the world pretty I found myself impatient with the story and some of the characters. I probably would have been fine having only read the first book in the trilogy. Ah well.
This one was definitely the strangest of all the Darien books. I read it a few years after I had read the first two of this series set in Valdemar so I wasn't at all prepared for the quest-away-from-home. The other two deal closely with Errod's Grove, but this book see's Darien going out to find his parents.
I've never been very interested in the northern barbarians to begin with. The most interesting thing around there was that Darkness character that Vanyel had to fight about 1000 years before...more
I've never been very interested in the northern barbarians to begin with. The most interesting thing around there was that Darkness character that Vanyel had to fight about 1000 years before...more
This trilogy was BEAUTIFUL. There were a few little conflicts, but the vast majority of it was awesome people doing nice things in lovely places. IT MADE ME SO HAPPY. (...and then I read The Last Herald-Mage. Talk about whiplash.)
LOVED IT. I love all of Lackey's books, all of her characters are so amazing and you just get pulled in every time; I hope she makes more Valdemar books, they're so fun because of all the recurring characters we all love.
I didn't like this one as much as the first two. The plot point of going on a quest to find his parents felt tired and didn't seem to follow those of the earlier books seamlessly. The characterization was overly dependent on the earlier books and didn't really lead/go anywhere.
Darian is elevated to knighthood and inducted into the Ghost Cat tribe. He thinks that he has found his lofe mate but she refuses to commit. After a dream that his parents are still alive he sets off on a quest to find out the truth.
Eh. This book was sort of muddled and overlong, and I think the entire "knight" subplot was created just so the title could rhyme with the others. (There is no indication in any other book that "knight" is an actual title used in Valdemar.) The actual adventure isn't bad, although the ending is a little too pat, but the fact that it didn't actually start until halfway through the book tried my patience.
Not the worst of the Valdemar books, and the Owl stuff isn't the worst trilogy, but it's reall...more
Not the worst of the Valdemar books, and the Owl stuff isn't the worst trilogy, but it's reall...more
I love fantasy (among other things). This book created a world I could visualize as I read. I wanted to cheer or boo the characters because I really came to care about them.
Lackey decided to go with the mega happy ending, complete with wacky double wedding. I support this choice.
This series was my least favorite of the Valdemar books.
Terrific read.
spectacular
I enjoy this series though this is the least favorite of the three. Fun read
Lackey is one of my favorite authors ever! I started reading her Valdemar series in 8th grade but I will still pull out her books to reread them. I also love her work so much that I never miss the chance to buy her new stuff. This series was her last full Valdemar series and I’m sad to say I almost wish she hadn’t written it. This whole series just fell flat for me and although, as always her characters were great, the whole work just felt a bit formulaic.
Good end to the trilogy
Really 3 1/2 stars. I enjoyed this one more than the earlier two in the Owl series, mostly because of the second half of the book. The first half was more of the repetitive world-building involving the Hawkbrothers and Healers and other perfect-solutions-to-the-world's-problems society elements. Also the typical relationship stuff. The book changed to a quest in the middle, and I enjoyed the second half much more because the characters actually did something.
Amazingly, I had previously read this book and completely forgotten. As a result, I kept having this deja vu feeling as I was reading. It's a quick and entertaining read, but not exactly memorable.
The ending was very abrupt - or rather, the epiloge was. The first half of the book was incredibly slow and boring. I can appreciate that Ms. Lackey was exploring the world outside of Valdemar, other cultures and all, but it's just not something I'm incredibly interested in. The only thing that saved the book from getting 2 stars instead of the 3 I gave it was (view spoiler)
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Mercedes entered this world on June 24, 1950, in Chicago, had a normal childhood and graduated from Purdue University in 1972. During the late 70's she worked as an artist's model and then went into the computer programming field, ending up with American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to her fantasy writing, she has written lyrics for and recorded nearly fifty songs for Firebird Arts &...more
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