The Farseekers is the second book in The Obernewtyn Chronicles and it is even better then first book. The story presumably takes place many months after the events of the first book and follows Elspeth Gordie and fellow Misfits who have created their own government in the once frightening Oprhanage Obernewtyn, that is now a safe haven for all Misfits. The Misfits are searching cities from the Beforetimes for clues to their creation and the worlds demise and discover a library that is a true trea More...

So I got the first one from the library and towards the end of the first book I knew this was something interesting. But it wasn’t until the second book (at the end of the second book no less) when I knew I had something fascinating in my hands. The moment that really got me was when the horse Gahltha pledges his loyalty to Elspeth and promises to help her and never leave her side (there’s a reason why of course) but I was so moved by this previously-arrogant horse and his devotion, that my hear More...

This is book 2 in the Obernewtyn Chronicles:
Book 1: Obernewtyn
Book 2: The Farseekers
Book 3: Ashling
Book 4: The Keeping Place
Book 5: Wavesong
Book 6: The Stone Key
Book 7: The Sending
Book 8: The Red Queen (final book, to be published November 2013)
Reminds me of The Books of Pellinor, but I found these much more readable. I really like the Pellinor books, but felt they were almost self-satified. The Obernewtyn books were easy to read (the first book is half the size of some of the other books in the More...

Well, it's better than Obernewtyn, for sure.

*Spoilers for Obernewtyn, the first book*

Continuing my re-read of the Obernewtyn chronicles, I devoured most of this one in a night. Interestingly, it's set some time after Obernewtyn ends, and therefore we don't get most of the fight against Alexi and Madame Vega, nor Rushton's work at being made legal owner of the place. Possibly because Elspeth is out of it for a while thanks to the burns to her legs? Anyway, we open here rather abruptly to discover More...

The Farseekers is the second book of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, a series following Elspeth Gordie, an orphaned mutant with exceptional mind powers in a post-apocalyptic world. Elspeth has a fate she must follow: to find and destroy all the machines which created the Great White(the event that destroyed her world), and this fate is becoming harder and harder to refuse. (You can read my review of the first volume here.)

In 'The Farseekers' Elspeth and some friends from Obernewtyn begin a two-goaled More...

This was definitely an intriguing read. The plot has a great many twists and turns throughout which have to be unpicked in order to make it through to the end of the book, however, none of these twists seem out of place. Each make the story flow in directions that as soon as they're there you think they were always meant to be.

I enjoyed a number of things about this book. First and foremost Elspeth herself. I found her character intriguing within the first book, but here she comes into her own More...

The Farseekers was an amazing read. Everything about it was brilliant:
First of all, the writing.
The entire Obernewtyn series is written so beautifully and makes the book that much more special because it is more than just a story, more than just a good idea.
The story;
the story itself is brilliant! the plot changes often and there are unexpected twists and turns that keep the reader hungry for more. this makes it book that you can't put down!
it is so much better than the first book, everything ab More...

In the second book of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, the Misfits are able to consolidate their holding of Obernewtyn and to understand and begin to develop their powers. In a quest to rescue a powerful Misfit they realize that the future of Obernewtyn is connected with this quest and they find unexpected allies in a group of rebels who are also working against the Council and the Herder Faction who are trying to dominate their world. During her quest Elspeth is named The Seeker by Atthis, eldest of More...

This one jumps ahead a bit from where Obernewtyn ended. The Misfits have organized into Guilds, according to their particular gifts, and each has its own agenda. A cooperative venture forms between the Tecknoguild, who seeks a library that may reveal more about the Beforetimers' machines, and the Farseekers -- led by Elspeth -- who are trying to track down a powerful Misfit.

I still like the level of grittiness of this world, and the characters who are meant to be endearing always are, but I hone More...

I loved this book even more than Obernewtyn. Obernewtyn was engaging and imaginative, leaving no question I would read the next book. The Farseekers did not disappoint. I love that Carmody has created a fairly complete post-holocaust world. The realities, or possibilities of realities (i.e. the deeper complexities of human nature) she has left out are really beyond what I would want to read about in this setting anyway. She has found the right balance of plot, characterization extension of reali More...

Esta história é rica em acontecimentos inesperados e empolgantes, que prendem o leitor da primeira à última página. Alguns mistérios são desvendados, mas surgem sempre novos e há muitos que estão ainda por descobrir. Tal como no livro anterior os animais têm um papel importantíssimo! Desde os delírios de Maruman, à coragem dos equídeos como Gahltha e à sabedoria dos Agyllians (pássaros Guanette) e tal como os funaga, também estes têm as suas próprias missões a cumprir.

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I'd really like to give this one 4.5 stars. I tend to be quite sceptical as I read books, assuming that the author is leading me into a long boring part of a story where no real action or surprising plot twists can be had. I love it when an author proves me wrong.
The action in this book is really rather good. Definitely engaging and absolutely capable of keeping me wanting to read more.
I must say, that by the end of the book I was getting a bit sick of all the obstacles. I tend to get impatient More...

It’s been two years since Elspeth and Rushton successfully ousted Alexi and Madam Varga from Obernewtyn and Rushton took his rightful place as the Master. Since then it’s been a peaceful place to live, with the ‘Misfits’ embracing their differences, even establishing ‘guilds’ where they can join and better hone their particular talents. It has become a refuge for others just like them and due to their location they’ve been relatively unbothered by the Council. Elspeth uses her position as mistre More...

This review contains some spoilers of the first book.

It has been two years since the climactic events of the first book, Obernewtyn , occurred. Elspeth is about seventeen years old and still recovering from the burns to her feet and legs, not helped by the aching cold of the mountains in winter - the same mountains and weather that keep Obernewtyn, now a safe refuge for misfits with unique powers, safe. Under the new master of Obernewtyn, Rushton Seraphim, the Misfits - as the ruling Council has More...

The plot of this series is really great but the characters just have no depth. At the end of the book one of the characters dies and I found myself not feeling anything because even though he'd been a big part of the plot I couldn't think of anything I would miss about him because I just had no idea what he was like. Makes me less interested in reading the rest of the series, in spite of the fascinating plot, because I'm just not that emotionally invested.

The next installment of Obernewtyn sees a quest with two purposes to bring back a Misfit with amazing powers and to go to a library filled with Beforetime knowledge. Along the way the participants in this quest fall into danger and make new unexpected friends along the way. This journey sees the bond between animal and human grow stronger, but also the Herder and Councils hatred for Misfits. New powers are discovered and Elspeth;s life quest is revealed to her. I am growing to love this series a More...

I didn't really enjoy this book this re-read. I think I'm a bit bored of the series and over the whole having to wait forever for the last book to be released thing. Obernewtyn has always been my least favourite of Carmody's books/series and this one just seemed to have so many problems. Once I've finished this re-read and read the last book (when it *finally* comes out), I don't know if I'll ever return to this series.

I liked this book! I'm really getting attached to this series and can't wait to read the next book. Love how it's more complex in plot than the first book and how there's just enough sci-fi elements to the story to keep the fantasy world in check and even believable (it could happen in our future world) with the post-apocalyptic background. Definitely an enjoyable read for me!

Maybe I read it too soon after the first book in the series, but I thought this one suffered a little in comparison - perhaps just because of the inevitable recaps, to explain what happened in the first book for those who mightn't have read it (or forgotten). They seemed a bit clunky. Still, a good read! I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the abandoned cities from the Oldtimers.

Another wonderfully action-packed effort by Isobelle Carmody! Never a dull moment, the second book in the Obernewtyn series proves that the Seeker's destined task to save the world has only just begun. There is ever evolving politics between the Council and the Seditioners AND between humans and animals. Very interesting stuff and not where I thought the author would go with it. Can't wait to read the next!

This is a young adult series, but I am really enjoying the writing. The concept of a nuclear holocaust has faded from the common mind now, but it was so very present when the author (and I) was growing up and navigating young adulthood. The imagined world is detailed and coherent. New elements create surprise, but make sense in the whole.

I really enjoyed this second book and placed the third on order. Elspeth leaves Obernewtyn to find a find a powerful talent and help others find a large book trove. They are also developing a closer relationship with horses. However, they have to escape the Druid's and warn Obernewtyn before the soldier guards get there.

Good, but I felt it lacked drama and the end was far too rushed. Just generally I feel that although Carmody thinks of fantastic scenarious she then underutilses their potential emotional impact, which makes for frustrating reading. Still I am rather eager to get my hands on the next book in the chronicles. :)

I'm really loving this series as it goes on. It's not dominated by romance or eye-rolling dialogue. I find the scenes start and end too suddenly - but this could just be because of it's YA genre. Over all - post-apocalyptic world, strong female character, talking cats, mutant abilities; What's not to like?

It's been awhile since I read the first Obernewtyn book, so it took me a few chapters to remember what happened in the last one, but I enjoyed The Farseekers just as much as Obernewtyn. I was a bit disappointed to see that the romance between Rushton and Elspeth that blossomed at the end of Obernewtyn didn't really continue into The Farseekers, but the plot was very well crafted and executed. I love the concept of Elspeth's quest that gets revealed at the end of the book, and the post-apocalypti More...

I am re-reading this series after maybe 10 years of not having re-read it again and again. So, I'm re-discovering which book, in the series, I like and don't like. I am definitely liking this one better than the first one because this book is more action-packed than the first book. Understandingly, there are a lot to set up for this Chronicle and the first book was used to get things going and now, it's got going...

Elspeth was feeling restless. She should be happy in Obernewtyn where she is free More...

I read this book in one afternoon. I truly enjoyed read it. It picked up almost at the spot where Obernewtyn ended. Good story line, easy to follow. There were some unanswered question at the end, but maybe those questions will be answered in the next book in the series.

I had a hard time with this one at first. It hasn't been all that long since I read Obernewtyn, but I find my memory is already pretty foggy about what happened. I spent the first two or three chapters of this book just trying to figure out who on earth all the characters were and where they came from and what was going on! But once Elspeth starts out on her journey I got totally hooked, on the book itself, but also on the entire series. I enjoyed the first book, but it didn't really draw me in More...

Loved the character development and the ramping up into serious action. Some solutions may have been slightly too convenient, but on the whole, it was well done and very enjoyable. Ran to the library next day to get all the other in the series.