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by R. A. Salvatore Bransen Garibond has been away from home long enough. He misses his beautiful wife, Cadayle, his home and his peace. For him, the rest of the world and their schemes and wars were of no importance. He had finished his mission, and as soon as he collected his reward, the rest of his life was his to live as he chose.His mission was no small feat. He and his friends were to go into the frozen north, territory held by members of a religious group called the Samhaists. These warrior priests controlled the northern trade routes and wanted it them all in order to force everyone into their cult. The ancient, as they called their leader, was becoming very aggressive. Dame Gwydre of Vanguard had blackmailed Bransen Garibond, the Highwayman, into stopping Ancient Badden. He deposited the ancient’s head at the dame’s feet. Instead of his freedom, he found more trouble and only a brief rest before he had to clear himself of murder charges. Though The Dame stands alone as a novel, it is much more enjoyable when read with the rest of the series. It has everything a good fantasy needs, : magic -, both good and bad, great characters, power-hungry men locked into a war neither can win, innocents caught in the middle, and exotic cultures that are fascinating. And, of course, two churches, ; one greedy and violent, the other powerful and kind. The characters aren’t all cardboard cutouts, though some seem to be evil with no redeeming qualities. The battles are authentic in that there is no limit to the variety of terrains on which they’re fought. The weapons are primitive, the deaths brutal. And there is romance along the way. So check out this series. It’s worth your time. |
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The Dame