
Laurette D. (
Rettsy) wrote on 5/8/2007...
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3rd in the series. Fantastic books!!!

Candace G. (
Ogre) wrote on 11/11/2006...
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Raised by smart, language-using wolves, far from humans, then brought back to the court of Hawk Haven, young Firekeeper had to learn to cope with human society. Fortunately, for one raised amidst intelligent pack animals, the intrigues of humans are neither complex nor wholly unfamiliar.
Now Melina Shield, the beautiful, unscrupulous, and thoroughly discredited sorceress whose power-hungry intrigues have already made so much trouble for Firekeeper, has once more used her power to cloud men's minds, and has induced the ruler of New Kelvin to marry her. This is bad news on a lot of fronts.
It's particularly bad news for Firekeeper. Melina hasn't abandoned her schemes to gain power through the use of forbidden ancient sorcery. And the leaders of the royal beasts who watch over this world have given Firekeeper--and her intelligent wolf companion Blind Seer--the responsibility for stopping her.
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Finally, Melina Shield gets what she needs.
On another note:
Lindskold uses the growth of humanity as a reason why humans are starting to push beyond the Iron Mountains, but with all the wars and the sub-standard standard of living among the majority of peoples, it doesn't really seem reasonable that there are that many people yet/still.
I found it hard to swallow that just when Fire Keeper is found is when the other kingdoms begin their expansionist push, without fighting each other about it?
Good story overall, but little things like that just grate on me and remind me that this isn't the greatest series ever, just a bulky one :-)