Review: Oathbreakers by Mercedes Lackey
Title: I Oathbreakers
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Genre: Fantasy
Grade: B+
Summary: Sequel to Oathbound and featuring Kethry and Tarma, the mage and warrior partners of that previous book. They have joined up with the Sunhawks, a mercinary troop, where they've been training for the last three years, but when Idra, the Sunhawks' captain, returns to her home in Rethwellen and doesn't return, Kethry and Tarma are presented with a mystery.
The Good: You know, I think Kethry and Tarma are among my favorite Mercedes Lackey heroes. The Kethry and Tarma stories are slightly darker than the rest of Valdemar canon, and both of them do things that are definitely harsh in this book. Plus, I just like the female-friendship dynamic of these two. It was also nice to read Kethry's love story, which we get in this book.
The Bad: A lot of my complaints about this book are pretty much what I say about all Mercedes Lackey books. Her morality is a bit too simplistic, her villains are so uniformly bad that it's hard to really distinguish them.
Final Thoughts: Other authors write better fantasy, but Mercedes Lackey is entertaining, and I enjoy her books. This one included. B for this one.
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Genre: Fantasy
Grade: B+
Summary: Sequel to Oathbound and featuring Kethry and Tarma, the mage and warrior partners of that previous book. They have joined up with the Sunhawks, a mercinary troop, where they've been training for the last three years, but when Idra, the Sunhawks' captain, returns to her home in Rethwellen and doesn't return, Kethry and Tarma are presented with a mystery.
The Good: You know, I think Kethry and Tarma are among my favorite Mercedes Lackey heroes. The Kethry and Tarma stories are slightly darker than the rest of Valdemar canon, and both of them do things that are definitely harsh in this book. Plus, I just like the female-friendship dynamic of these two. It was also nice to read Kethry's love story, which we get in this book.
The Bad: A lot of my complaints about this book are pretty much what I say about all Mercedes Lackey books. Her morality is a bit too simplistic, her villains are so uniformly bad that it's hard to really distinguish them.
Final Thoughts: Other authors write better fantasy, but Mercedes Lackey is entertaining, and I enjoy her books. This one included. B for this one.