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The Summer Bird

(The Seraphimé Saga #1)

S.M. Carrière (Goodreads Author)

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After a devastating raid by the slavers of the eastern Ottalan Empire that cripples her clan, killing the chieftain and his wife, Seraphimé, princess of the Osprey Clan, is left for dead in the snows of her homeland, the Sierran Tundra.

Rescued and then guided by an ancient god who seeks to wake the tundra and rally her nations against the looming Eagle of the Desert, Serap ...more

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Published October 31st 2013 by S.M.Carrière

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Jun 19, 2014 Susan rated it really liked it

*There are some spoilers but I made sure they weren't anything you weren't already told on the back cover*

This first book actually threw me for a bit of a loop because I had no idea what to expect. You follow a lady, if you will, named Seraphime. Her tribe is attacked by another rival and vicious tribe and she is left to die. The rest of the novel she finds a way to avenge her tribes slaughter and go after the Greyl tribe through some interesting assistance. It's a rough book in the sense that a ...more

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Oct 01, 2013 Bill Eggleton rated it it was amazing

I first met S.M. Carriere last May and have since become friends with her. I have read everything she has published and find myself wanting more. This is my second time through "The Summer Bird" and I was just as enthralled with it as I was with my first read!
"The Summer Bird" is an excellent story with very good character development. I love the fact that S.M. Carriere refrains from describing in painful, minute-by-minute details of several six month journeys, but maintained a good pace throug ...more

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Dec 25, 2018 Ken rated it it was amazing

I loved this book, the characters are vibrant and full of life. The authors description and story line draws the reader in and includes them in the story bringing everything alive. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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May 10, 2015 Robert Dowsett rated it it was amazing

This review is for both 'The Summer Bird' and 'The Winter Wolf', the two books of the Seraphime Saga.

I finished them up awhile back and I had a hard time putting them down. The story was very engaging and I was always interested to see what came next. The sense of pacing was excellent and both books had a very good flow to them, both individually and as halves of a two-part series.

(As a side note, I love a good two-part series - it's so rare that someone wrangles a story that wouldn't properly f This review is for both 'The Summer Bird' and 'The Winter Wolf', the two books of the Seraphime Saga.

I finished them up awhile back and I had a hard time putting them down. The story was very engaging and I was always interested to see what came next. The sense of pacing was excellent and both books had a very good flow to them, both individually and as halves of a two-part series.

(As a side note, I love a good two-part series - it's so rare that someone wrangles a story that wouldn't properly fit in one volume but would seem forced in three or more.)

It was thoroughly refreshing to see a fantasy story that wasn't based on vaguely-European locations/cultures and didn't need orcs/elves/dragons (not that I mind the usual trappings, it's just nice to get something Different.) Reading through, you can really tell that you've got an interest and done your research about the nature of tribal living and the shamanistic elements of the plot and characters.

Seraphime was a great, strong main character, but I also enjoyed that every POV you used ended up with a good amount of development. It helped to see things from the other side of the conflict and really helped flesh out the world. Every character was well-realized and their actions and reactions were very believable. The dialogue was excellent; funny at times, serious at others, and each POV character had their own, well-developed voice. The sex scenes were well-placed and sharply written. I'm not big on romance stories, personally but it never felt out of place here and played into the larger motivations of several main characters.

I think the only complaints I have are that I felt the romantic loose-end tying-up at the end was a bit convenient, and that apart from one or two relatively minor events, the portagonists basically steam-rolled over the antagonists for the majority of the second book. I got the feeling like it was a well-planned war campaign put on by a group of roleplaying characters who'd had the chance to think about it a lot, and their enemies were outmatched at almost every point. However, the 'final battle' sequence brought it all back and made it an excellent struggle. The final sequence with the battle between the ascended people answered a question that had been bugging me for most of the book and neatly tied everything up.

All in all, I loved them both. The story was great, the characters were realistic and full of life, the dialogue was excellent, and both books had a great flow to them. I look forward to picking up something else of yours when I see a blurb that tickles my fancy. ...more

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