Seer, healer, goddess, slave–she is all these things and more.
Yim is a young woman suddenly cast into slavery, a gifted seer with a s... read full description
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Jan 19, 2012
Blodeuedd
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The book had a strange feeling to it, it was not epic fantasy, it felt like fantasy romance, without the romance. Just these hints of romance and feelings.
Yim is chosen by the Goddess and she does her best to follow her path. Though she does have these TSTL moments. They travel to a dark and desolate landscape and even though she already was in a jam earlier she still gets in trouble and needs to be rescued. I still like her because she is not truly TSTL, she just s More...
The book had a strange feeling to it, it was not epic fantasy, it felt like fantasy romance, without the romance. Just these hints of romance and feelings.
Yim is chosen by the Goddess and she does her best to follow her path. Though she does have these TSTL moments. They travel to a dark and desolate landscape and even though she already was in a jam earlier she still gets in trouble and needs to be rescued. I still like her because she is not truly TSTL, she just s More...
Jan 18, 2012
Skye
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Ohhhh boy. Where to start? Ok, I loved this book in many ways. I love a book that is so engrossing that I don't want to put it down and this is one of those. I tore through it and read in every spare moment I had over the last few days. Its a pretty quick and easy read, i think I would have read it in a day if I had the spare time. The story line is very intriguing (though very cliche and "typical" of fantasy novels). The reason why I'm only giving it three stars is because the
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Aug 03, 2011
Deviant
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The title was the reason I picked up this book. I wasnt sure what to expect after reading the first couple of chapters. Yim is a woman stuck with being the Chosen and Honus is a warrior in the service of a Compassion Goddess.
Fate brings these two odd people together and threw out the story Yim shows some feeling towards Honus who does have feeling for her.
My problem is that this book was a good read but I had a hard finding it believable in some parts like Yim cold and somet More...
Fate brings these two odd people together and threw out the story Yim shows some feeling towards Honus who does have feeling for her.
My problem is that this book was a good read but I had a hard finding it believable in some parts like Yim cold and somet More...
Jan 26, 2011
Carolyn F.
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I loved the Queen of the Orcs series so thought I'd try his next series. This one is good, not as good as the Queen books, but almost. Yim is sent on a quest, and then is kidnapped and sold into slavery. One of Karm's warriors, Honus, buys her to carry his pack. She's one smart-mouthed slave and I'm surprised she gets away with most of what she says. Honus doesn't know what to do with her and doesn't know whether to like her or not. She's hiding her purpose from Honus and he's trying to ma
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Apr 07, 2011
Gloryseeker33
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I got this one by recommendation on Amazon for my Kindle at a reasonable price, but didn't know a lot a bout the book or the author. It turned out to be an entertaining read about a girl raised with a sense of destiny who winds up being bought as a slave and traveling through a countryside blighted by the invasion of a dark army. She goes through some horrific near escapes while hiding special powers learned in her youth with a wise woman. She ends up with a turn-around in her fortunes as she
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Aug 25, 2009
Jean
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Frankly it was disappointing. The thing that had drawn me to the first three books in the series, the strong heroine, is missing. Yim is, at best, a clichéd Princess Peach type character - constantly needing to be rescued before she'll lift a finger to help herself. Our hero also doesn't do much to endear himself, though at least he has some intelligence and sense. I still love the world, and I enjoy Howell's writing style. I also loved the various secondary characters that showed up, almost al
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Jul 07, 2011
Jenna
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I'm a sucker for fantasy stories, and this did not disappoint. I'd heard good things about it from an acquaintance with good taste, so I expected much from this book and my expectations were met and then some. Howell effectively and exquisitely created a self-contained world within this book. The characters interact perfectly, the storyline satisfies, and though the end left me horribly torn, I'll attribute my feelings to this book being the first in a series of hopefully many.
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Aug 02, 2011
Tatiana
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Its been a while since I read a book that I adored. A Woman Worth Ten Coppers has broken my streak. I adored this book. I loved the characters. From the smart-mouthed Yim, to the I'm-holy-but-not Honus, and even the ultimate evil bad guys. All the characters were extremely interesting and made me care about what happened to them.
The world was interesting. Its not very new in terms of what it contains, but it is interesting how Morgan Howell makes typical fantasy elements her own.
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The world was interesting. Its not very new in terms of what it contains, but it is interesting how Morgan Howell makes typical fantasy elements her own.
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Aug 14, 2011
Allison (The Allure of Books)
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A Woman Worth Ten Coppers by Morgan Howell is the first book of the Shadowed Path trilogy. I’ve owned this book for quite a while, and finally picked it up. I’m glad I did; it definitely helped fill the fantasy craving I don’t indulge often enough lately!
Yim is a really special young seer – she has been told now for many years that she is ‘Chosen’ (with a Capital C) and will fulfill a vital destiny to help save the world. Man, no pressure though, right? She doesn’t know a lot of deta More...
Yim is a really special young seer – she has been told now for many years that she is ‘Chosen’ (with a Capital C) and will fulfill a vital destiny to help save the world. Man, no pressure though, right? She doesn’t know a lot of deta More...
Dec 26, 2010
Arec
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I could not put this book down. From the first chapter, I was hooked. So many secrets surround Honus and Yim, and, as the reader, I wanted so much to figure out each and every one right along with the protagonists. However, I felt like nothing ever happened.
First off, the world seemed like such a cold, dark place. Everywhere Honus and Yim traveled, there was nothing but suffering and strife. I felt as if the entire world was just this bleak place with no hope of any kind. Even when the More...
First off, the world seemed like such a cold, dark place. Everywhere Honus and Yim traveled, there was nothing but suffering and strife. I felt as if the entire world was just this bleak place with no hope of any kind. Even when the More...
Mar 03, 2009
Carolyn
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Another book I had to force myself to finish.
Passable writing, been-done-before plot, shallow & stereotypical characters.
My biggest problems with this book were twofold.
1) That by the middle of the book, I just really truly didn't care one whit for any of the characters. Not the stilted 'hero/warrior' figure and definitely not the 'abandoned/confused/young-girl-with-a-world-changing-destiny' figure. The bad guys are suitably (and predictably) the 'ultimate' evil, a More...
Passable writing, been-done-before plot, shallow & stereotypical characters.
My biggest problems with this book were twofold.
1) That by the middle of the book, I just really truly didn't care one whit for any of the characters. Not the stilted 'hero/warrior' figure and definitely not the 'abandoned/confused/young-girl-with-a-world-changing-destiny' figure. The bad guys are suitably (and predictably) the 'ultimate' evil, a More...
Jan 24, 2009
Liviu
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Entertaining fluff. Ultra-cartoonish villains make this book so much less that its potential, but the author can write and the prose flows smoothly with the interaction between the two main characters very well done.
Seer girl and warrior not-so-ascetic monk, dark path, prophecies, some romance and hair raising escapes. For a reality escaping two hour entertainment this book beats any Hollywood movie for me so you could do worse.
Looking forward to the next installment.
Seer girl and warrior not-so-ascetic monk, dark path, prophecies, some romance and hair raising escapes. For a reality escaping two hour entertainment this book beats any Hollywood movie for me so you could do worse.
Looking forward to the next installment.
Feb 01, 2012
Coucher de soleil
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I thoroughly enjoyed this one and I can't wait for the sequel! It was a fine tale of two individuals who, unbeknownst to them, are fated to meet and whose meeting and existence is probably the last hope for a world that is facing probable destruction through the malign influence of a god or 'essence' known only as the Devourer.
In general, I was thoroughly entertained and engaged by what, for me, was an original and engaging story.
What I will say is that if you don't like More...
In general, I was thoroughly entertained and engaged by what, for me, was an original and engaging story.
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Jan 02, 2009
Brownbetty
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This book prompted me to try to elaborate a theory on those books which I find myself reading only so long as they stick with one story-line or POV. Tentatively, I think it is generally the case that I do this when the writing is not good enough to make the book interesting, but one of the characters or story-lines appeals to me.
Not enough for me to skip to the end and find out what happens, though.
Not enough for me to skip to the end and find out what happens, though.
Nov 24, 2008
Maria
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This book is a promising start to Howell's latest series. We are introduced to the world that our two main characters, Yim and Honus, our from. While it mostly comprises of laying down the backstory to the overall plot, the author wastes no time in slowly introducing the growing evil that Yim will be forced to meet head on. But she is not alone, for she has Honus at her side.
Sep 11, 2011
Danayett
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The title was the reason I picked up this book while I was on vacation. The storyline and characters are different from other Fantasy books I have read but it did not stand out for me. I did not have a hard time finishing the book it just well stand out or grab my attention or make me want to continue the series. I just felt it was mediocre all around.
Jan 17, 2012
Forgotten Realms Queen
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I never even heard of Morgan Howell until I picked up his Queen of the Orc Series. I was blown away by those books, they're on my list of favorites, so when I picked up A Woman Worth Ten Coppers, I had high expectations and was not disappointed. I absolutely devoured this book and I cannot wait for the next installment in this trilogy.
Nov 20, 2011
Anna
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I was really hoping that this book would be as good as the first two books of the Queen of Orcs series. Unfortunately, it lacked all of the depth and seemed to be run of the mill quest fantasy. Add in a lot of awful things happening to secondary characters who never show up again, and I won't be finishing the series.
Jun 29, 2011
Katherine
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Jan 13, 2011
Lexie
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Prelim review: I read Howell's previous trilogy, Queen of the Orcs, with an excited wonderment. I began this one with an anticipation of that same wonderment and I'm served rightly for it. What is fate? What is obligation and duty? A Woman Worth Ten Coppers seeks to answer those questions.
Full review will be posted later at BSCReview
Full review will be posted later at BSCReview
Jun 13, 2011
Once again, my obsessive shipping has led me to another book -_-; http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs42/i/2009/0...
Jun 28, 2010
Demelza
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After having read and thoroughly enjoyed Morgan Howell's Queen of the Orcs trilogy I was quite eager to get into this book and see what he had in store. His gift of prose makes this book, and his others, an easy read. The darkness and violence in it unsettled my stomach some, but by and large the rest of the book was a wonderful read and more than made up for that.
You really grow to love Yim and the Sarf who bought her, Honus. They were delightfully mismatched, and to see them gro More...
You really grow to love Yim and the Sarf who bought her, Honus. They were delightfully mismatched, and to see them gro More...
Apr 29, 2009
Rachel
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Yim is a young seer cast into slavery and bought by Honus, a Sarf--a warrior dedicated to serving the goddess Karm. A Sarf's only purpose in life is to serve a Bearer, but Honus's was killed. Needing someone to bear his back, Honus pays ten coppers for Yim, entwining their fates forever.
With likable characters, I was disappointed to reach the end and realize that the story wasn't really over. I wanted to like this book more, but overall it's an average telling that ended in a differe More...
With likable characters, I was disappointed to reach the end and realize that the story wasn't really over. I wanted to like this book more, but overall it's an average telling that ended in a differe More...
Jan 04, 2009
Sue
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this book starts well enough but becomes predictable fairly quickly - I won't buy the sequel
Jan 19, 2009
Rachel
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It wasn't great, it wasn't terrible. I will probably watch for the sequel.
Sep 13, 2010
Nick
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Promising start to a trilogy but some muddled thinking/parts along the way.
