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The Bear (Saga of the First King #4)
The war of Honce drags on, and the roadsand seas are littered with bodies. To everyone’s stunned disbelief, Yeslnik the Fool has tipped the war’s scales in his favor. The reign of the newly self-appointed King Yeslnik is already distinguished as the most bloody and merciless in Honce history.
Trapped, Dame Gwydre and Father Artolivan concoct a desperate plot to join forces...more
Trapped, Dame Gwydre and Father Artolivan concoct a desperate plot to join forces...more
ebook, 448 pages
Published
August 17th 2010
by Tor Books
(first published August 10th 2010)
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Oh, for crap’s sake. Four.
Four, in spite of all the “Up came this” and “Up went that,” as well as quite a few rather confusing editing mistakes.
Four, in spite of the fact that if the Highwayman gave one more “self-deprecating chuckle” I was going to reach into the book and choke him.
And four, in spite of the most poorly executed turnover from (extremely over-)drawn-out apathy to conviction I have ever read. (I really hope this isn’t a prelude to what’ll come of Drizzt, since this character has r...more
Four, in spite of all the “Up came this” and “Up went that,” as well as quite a few rather confusing editing mistakes.
Four, in spite of the fact that if the Highwayman gave one more “self-deprecating chuckle” I was going to reach into the book and choke him.
And four, in spite of the most poorly executed turnover from (extremely over-)drawn-out apathy to conviction I have ever read. (I really hope this isn’t a prelude to what’ll come of Drizzt, since this character has r...more
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However much I liked the initial Highwayman book that introduced this series, each successive book seemed to have the main character shifting back and forth between his conviction, motives, and capabilities to such an extent that it becomes tedious and frustrating -- never more so than the first half of this book! But finally, he decides that there is a purpose and a part for him to play in the great war after all. Sadly, it was only to provide a definite ending to the character and the series -...more
Got this for Christmas and so glad. A stunning book from a wonderful author and a perfect way to end the Highway series. So nice to enjoy other aspects of Salvatore's imagination (big fan of Drizzt here too) and delve into politics, the horror of war, the futility of so much that happens in life - but also the reason to fight and sacrifice, that there are some things worth fighting for. Layer upon layer of intrigue build in a complex plot full of all aspects of the human condition before climaxi...more
When I started the fist novel in this series (The Highwayman) some years ago, I was expecting a fun and lighthearted romp of an adventure. To tell the truth, I have been turning away from fantasy over the past few years and only picked up The Highwayman because it sounded like a quick, light read. I never expected to enjoy it - and the whole series - as much as I ended up doing. The characters are great and their stories involving and it is very much a character-based story, which is something t...more
Amazing book! I don't ever read a book in one sitting, but this book had me so hooked I did it in two. I think The Bear was the second best book in the series. I don't know if it's because of the The Highwayman or the story line that I liked it that much. The Bransen is someone I can relate to, because he starts out as someone picked on for something he can't control, for people's ignorance. (view spoiler)...more
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May 27, 2013
Eddy Allen
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The war of Honce drags on, and the roads and seas are littered with bodies. To everyone’s stunned disbelief, Yeslnik the Fool has tipped the war’s scales in his favor. The reign of the newly self-appointed King Yeslnik is already distinguished as the most bloody and merciless in Honce history.
Trapped, Dame Gwydre and Father Artolivan concoct a desperate plot to join forces with Laird Ethelbert, the lesser of two vicious evils. But Ethelbert’s paid assassins slew Jameston Sequin and nearly did t...more
Trapped, Dame Gwydre and Father Artolivan concoct a desperate plot to join forces with Laird Ethelbert, the lesser of two vicious evils. But Ethelbert’s paid assassins slew Jameston Sequin and nearly did t...more
The Highwayman's ultra-introspection finally got the better of the story. Nice that it ended here, as I don't think that I would have read any further. Salvatore couldn't resist bringing Drizzt's style into this character. Too bad. What makes sense for a character amongst a different race, became whiny.
I liked the entire story, parts of this book started to wear on me however, constant back and forth in the elements of the main character personality. At some point, like the fifth time of deciding you're not capable, then realize...AGAIN you are..well, you get the picture. That aside, I enjoyed it, and that is the point of a story. Great world, good people.
An interesting change from the DemonWar saga -- a battle of humans and politics, not demons and dactyls. I enjoyed this return visit to Corona and seeing the machinations of so many characters come to a head, at last.
It was not without its faults, though. Questions from the end of the previous book ("The Dame") were not satisfactorily resolved; the main character waffled in his world view too much and changed too easily; the epilogue was too akin to two previous DemonWar books; and the copyediti...more
It was not without its faults, though. Questions from the end of the previous book ("The Dame") were not satisfactorily resolved; the main character waffled in his world view too much and changed too easily; the epilogue was too akin to two previous DemonWar books; and the copyediti...more
Great book! I can see a possible future still for the series and as well feel that this 'chapter' of it is complete.
The great trials that Bransen go through are a bit annoying, but his goals.. and what his true nature called from him for all the people of Honce needed his battle.
Something that I truly enjoyed throughout the entity of this series was the wonderful minds of each of the lairds and towns. Even the powries had thought and intentions. Much of the war was misunderstanding and assumpt...more
The great trials that Bransen go through are a bit annoying, but his goals.. and what his true nature called from him for all the people of Honce needed his battle.
Something that I truly enjoyed throughout the entity of this series was the wonderful minds of each of the lairds and towns. Even the powries had thought and intentions. Much of the war was misunderstanding and assumpt...more
I didn't mean to finish this one so quickly, but things happen and you lose track of time and all of the sudden your knee deep in the story and don't want to stop. I enjoyed the book; the end last chapter seemed a bit rushed. I'll forgive him though; the series over all was very good and well written. I hope to travel back to the world of Honce soon enough when I read some of the other books based there.
Sep 02, 2010
JoAnn Jordan
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This is a very good novel. It stands well alone as I have not read the others in the series. The characters are well drawn and interesting as are the scenes.
I highly recommend this book.
I highly recommend this book.
Pretty boring novel from one of my favorite authors. I was able to slog through in 2 days but it felt like 3 days.
Too a long while to read, but I did enjoy it. A nice departure from his other books.
Great series, I would recommend this series - "Saga of the First King"
eBook Purchase Date: December 21, 2010
A good ending to a good series of books. I recommend reading all four of them.
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As one of the fantasy genre’s most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 10,000,000 copies. Salvatore’s most recent original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-...more
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