Renegade's Magic: 3 (Soldier Son Trilogy) - Softcover

Hobb, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060758309 ISBN 13: 9780060758301

Publisher: Harper Voyager, 2009

Synopsis

Loyal, privileged, and brave--a soldier in the service of the King of Gernia--Nevare Burvelle survived a devastating plague of enemy sorcery, but at a terrible cost to his soul, body, and heart. Now he stands wrongly accused of unspeakable crimes, including murder, the most heinous of them all. Suddenly an outcast and a fugitive, he remains a hostage to the Speck magic that shackles him to a savage alter ego who would destroy everything Nevare holds dear. Perhaps, however, this curse that has long abused him can be used by him instead--a mighty weapon he can learn to wield for his own purposes. But down what perilous road will this desperate new quest lead him? And what will be the ultimate incarnation of Nevare Burvelle?

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Review:

"[A] master fantasist." -- Kansas City Star

[A] master fantasist. --Kansas City Star

"Hobb is probably one of the best writers of the fantasy genre currently operating. With Robin Hobb you do not get the standard good versus evil story in which every character is one or the other. Instead her characters are believable, human and flawed."--Birmingham Post

"[A] master fantasist."--Kansas City Star

"Robin Hobb is one of our very best fantasy writers. Her novels are always fresh, entertaining, and completely engrossing."--Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sandworms of Dune

Robin Hobb is one of our very best fantasy writers. Her novels are always fresh, entertaining, and completely engrossing. --Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sandworms of Dune"

Hobb is probably one of the best writers of the fantasy genre currently operating. With Robin Hobb you do not get the standard good versus evil story in which every character is one or the other. Instead her characters are believable, human and flawed. --Birmingham Post"

[A] master fantasist. --Kansas City Star"

From the Back Cover:

The people of Getty's town remember the death of their cemetery soldier vividly. They remember believing him guilty of unspeakable crimes, condemning him, and then watching as other men of his unit beat him until he no longer drew breath.

But Nevare Burvelle didn't die that day, though everyone believes they saw it happen. He was cornered by a power far more intractable than an angry mob.

When he was a boy, the magic of the Specks - the dapple-skinned tribes of the frontier forests - claimed Nevare as a saviour; severing his soul in two, naming his stolen half Soldier's Boy and shaping him into a weapon to halt the Gernian expansion into their lands and save their beloved ancestor trees.

Until now Nevare has defied the magic, unable to accept his traitorous fate. But the magic has won: it has extinguished his once golden future, devastated his family and has now turned his own people against him. Faced with endangering the only loved-ones he has left, Nevare has no choice but to surrender to its will and enter the forest.

But surrendering to his Speck destiny is only the beginning of his trials. Before he submits completely, Nevare makes one desperate last attempt to deter the Gernians from the Barrier Mountains without causing them harm. But the magic accepts no compromise. Exhausted, Nevare can no longer suppress his traitorous Speck self, Soldiers Boy. Losing control, he becomes a prisoner in his own body; able only to watch helplessly as his other half takes

Soldier's Boy is determined to stop the Gernian expansion at all cost, and unlike Nevare, he has no love, nor sympathy for his spirit-twin's world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0060758309
• ISBN 13: 9780060758301
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 704