I actually liked this a lot more than I thought I would. I was expecting a typical romance - heroine as captive with brave warleader, ugh ugh ugh!

Instead, our heroine is the despised sister of a jealous and despotic king, beloved by the people but destined never to rule. She became a healer, against her family's wishes, and heals wounded for both sides in a war her people fight against a superior horseback army.

She becomes "tribute" to the conquering warlord as a condition of an uneasy peace. We learn later that his people are pretty democratic compared to her own land - leaders are chosen according to their capability and battle prowess, not by family line or divine right, and she is shocked to see women warriors who are not constrained to virginity and certain behavioral codes. However, as advanced as they may be socially, they are woefully inept medically, still praying to elements to heal their wounded.

Misunderstandings between the two VERY diverse cultures are inevitable.

She doens't know what rights, if any, she may have as a tribute slave, only that she'll do anything to secure here people's safety. You can actually see WHY she begins to love the warlord as her misconceptions are gradually addressed. I loathe it when the hero of a book is an arrogant pain in the butt and you can't understand why the lady would love him at all - and you can't think why the heroine doesn't just club him in the first chapter and save herself a good deal of trouble.

Its also very well written - I HATE a good idea ruined by crap writing, so I'm picky about that sort of thing.

And finally, though I've heard it doesn't go as well in the 2nd book (Warsworn), the heroine doesn't do anything STUPID. I hate when heroines constantly have to be rescued from their own folly. Instead she is clever, brave, resourceful - and quite capable of standing up for herself without being a shrew.

It reminds me a bit of the sci-fi series Stardoc (though of course the setting is very different) because the heroine's driving passion is to heal anyone in pain.

Despite the cheesy cover, I was surprised to find out that I really enjoyed reading this novel. It combines romance, suspense, and action. It's a great read!

I enjoyed this very much. This new series is very different.

The back of the book gives a good summary of the book. Personally, I enjoyed this book, and looked forward to the next two. The auther made you interested in the characters. So you wanted to read the next book to see what happened to them.

You weren't left hanging at the end of the three books but more could be written, which is always nice. I wouldn't mind seeing more.

Good, not great. I enjoyed the book and didn't want to put it down. It was however, fairly predictable. And while I liked the main character for the most part, she didn't seem believable. After being taken away as warprize, her actions were quite contradictory, acting sometimes as a slave and sometimes not. She was too frightened to even ask about the meaning of her new position as warprize, yet she carried on exactly as she had before as a healer. Other than that, though, a quick read which kept me interested.

The 1st in the trilogy & it was excellent. I love the characters of Lara & Keir. I highly recommend this book, as well as the other 2 in the series.

From Booklist
Even though she is the daughter of a king, Xylara refuses to wait idly for a marriage that will benefit the Land of Xy and so becomes an accomplished healer, a useful skill when her country is drawn into war with the Firelanders. Even though her half brother, the present king, does not want her treating the enemy, Xylara feels she must--both for the honor of Xy and for simple humanity. When her brother suddenly surrenders to the Firelander Warlord, Xylara is stripped of all her possessions and sent to the conqueror as a slave referred to as "Warprize." As Xylara learns to live with the masterful Warlord, she begins to understand the very different social structure and beliefs of those she has seen as uncivilized. Vaughan's brawny barbarian romance re-creates the delicious feeling of adventure and the thrill of exploring mysterious cultures created by Robert E. Howard in his Conan books and makes for a satisfying escapist read with its enjoyable romance between a plucky, near-naked heroine and a truly heroic hero

I really enjoyed these 3 paranormal romances. Warprize, Warsworn and Warl;ord
Interesting, and the woman IS A DOCTOR! (she didn't also need to be a princess)
I also liked the other planet type tale, with new cultures to explore and Vaughan paints a beautiful picture. Get all 3 books, its really one story, and a worthy read.

i liked this book. i will read the other two in this series.

Great book. Vaughan makes you feel like you're right there with Lara.

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Good book. Differences in cultures is very interesting. The character development leaves something to be desired. I finished it in about 3 hours.

good story!!

Very good.

A different kind of romance!

Love this book! Can't wait to read the next one!

I loved this book! The story never got boring because Vaughan's writing style is so interesting.

I loved this book, it went directly to my keeper shelf...can't wait for the sequel

A good read.

I was surprised by the book-wasn't at all what i expected. Is really a good read

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