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Forest Mage

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Plague has ravaged the prestigious King's Cavalla of Gernia, decimating the ranks of both cadets and instructors. Yet Nevare Burvelle has made an astonishingly robust recovery, defeating his sworn nemesis while in the throes of the disease and freeing himself—he believes—from the Speck magic that infected him. And now he is journeying home to Widevale, anticipating a tender reunion with his beautiful fiancée, Carsina, and a bright future as a commissioned officer.But there is no haven in the bosom of his kinfolk, for his nights are haunted by grim visions of treachery—and his days are tormented by a strange side-effect of the plague that shames his family and repulses the lady of his heart. And as the still-potent magic in his blood roars to life, Nevare realizes a terrible truth: that the enemy who seeks to destroy everything he loves dwells perhaps not without but within him.

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ISBN9780060758295
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication Date11/27/07
Pages752

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  • maru313
    maru313

    6 Followers

    5.0

    If you've ever read a book by Robin Hobb, you know it is not her style to get to the point quickly. She is a master of developing characters, and she is not afraid of letting that take up as many pages as are needed. Here you just get Nevares viewpoint - which sometimes gets very frustrating because he is just soo dense! And he suffers so much! Similar to Shamans Crossing, he is always trying to do the right thing, but somehow that backfires. And then he suffers. I think he suffers even more than Fitz did, which is no easy feat. I will definitely read the 3rd book of this series and am exited to see where the story will take me.

    Sep 13, 2024

  • waldelb
    waldelb

    75 Followers

    4.0

    Ich möchte nicht und muss doch!

    Der sehr düstere, zum Teil schwer zu ertragene 2. Teil lehrte mich, einen Plot auszuhalten, dem ich eigentlich nicht folgen wollte. Eigentlich geht es Nevare, der Hauptfigur genau so, er versucht permanent dem zu entgehen, was sein Schicksal zu sein scheint. Gefangen zwischen 2 Welten kann er weder in der einen, noch in der anderen eine Bestimmung finden. Dies Hin und Her kann nur in einem Desaster enden, wird es aber trotz allen Vorzeichen dann doch nicht so glatt tun. Ich kann nicht sagen, dass ich dies Buch genossen habe, aber dafür ist es wohl auch nicht gedacht. Der Widerstand, den ich beim Lesen zum Teil empfand, ist vielleicht ein bisschen vergleichbar mit der Abneigung, die Nevare für sein Schicksal empfindet, was es irgendwie leichter machte, sich mit der Hauptfigur zu identifizieren. Hier fühlen und leiden wir mit. Die grosse Erzählkunst der Autorin schafft es dann doch wieder, dass ich den 3. Teil auch gleich lesen möchte. Lass das Spiel erneut beginnen.

    Aug 10, 2023

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