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Shaman's Crossing
Shaman's Crossing | Robin Hobb
The First Book In A Brand New Trilogy From The Author Of The Farseer, Liveship Traders And Tawny Man Trilogies. Young Nevare Burvelle Is The Second Son Of A Second Son. Traditionally In Gernia, The Firstborn Son Is Heir To The Family Fortunes, The Second Son Bears A Sword And The Third Son Is Consecrated To The Priesthood. Nevare Will Follow His Father Newly Made A Lord By The King Into The Cavalry; To The Frontier And Thence To An Advantageous Marriage, To Carry On The Burvelle Name. It Is A Golden Future, And Nevare Looks Forward To It With Relish. For Twenty Years King Troven'S Cavalry Have Pushed The Frontiers Of Gernia Out Across The Grasslands, Subduing The Fierce Tribes Of The Plain On Its Way. Now They Have Driven The Frontier As Far As The Barrier Mountains, Home To The Enigmatic Speck People. The Specks A Dapple-Skinned, Forest-Dwelling Folk Retain The Last Vestiges Of Magic In A World Which Is Becoming Progressive And Technologised. The 'Civilised' Peoples Base Their Beliefs On A Rational Philosophy Founded On Scientific Principle And A Belief In The Good God, Who Displaced The Older Deities Of Their World. To Them, The Specks Are Primeval Savages, Little Better Than Beasts. Superstitions Abound; It Is Said That They Harbour Strange Diseases And Worship Trees. Sexual Congress With Them Is Regarded As Both Filthy And Foolhardy: The Speck Plague Which Has Ravaged The Frontier Has Decimated Entire Regiments. All These Beliefs Will Touch Nevare'S Training At The Academy; But His Progress There Is Not As Simple As He Would Wish. He Will Experience Prejudice From The Old Aristocracy: As The Son Of A 'New Noble' He Is Segregated Into A Patrol Comprising Other New Nobles' Sons, All Of Whom Will Encounter Injustice, Discrimination And Foul Play In That Hostile And Deeply Competitive Environment. In Addition, His World View Will Be Challenged By His Unconventional Girl-Cousin Epiny; And By The Bizarre Dreams Which Visit Him At Night. And Then, On Dark Evening, The Circus Comes To Old Thares, Bringing With It The First Specks Nevare Has Ever Seen&
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Messiejessie
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Hobb‘s Realm of the Elderlings series is my favourite series of all time. While I don‘t feel the same way so far about this series and these characters, I still couldn‘t put this book down.
The characters are amazing, as is Hobb‘s style. Nevare did at times make me feel some complicated feelings towards him! I‘m not sure what the next book will bring, but I‘m sure that Nevare‘s character will continue to develop, and I‘m definitely down for that.

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TugstenDragon
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First Robin Hobb book. I enjoyed it there were some weird sections but overall super interesting and I am excited to see where it goes. If any one has a Robin Hobb book to recommend please let me know.

RaeLovesToRead I loved Assassin's Apprentice. It's the first of a trilogy but stands alone as a story! 4y
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Bookish.Leftist.Auntie
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Mehso-so

Definitely not among my favorite Hobb series. Still, I did come to care about some of the characters. Usually, I enjoy detail but in this series I felt numerous times that Hobb became so encumbered in detail that I found myself skimming some pages. I suppose I'll finish the series to find out what happens but I feel more like I want to see it through rather than getting lost in this world.
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DocBrown Nice photo! 6y
Bookish.Leftist.Auntie @mdhughes72 Thank you! It's actually the path to an old graveyard where some of my mom's family is buried. Nerd that I am, it fascinates me and I took a bunch of photos 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6y
Crazeedi Stunning photo!❤️ 6y
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Roadkilled
Shaman's Crossing | Robin Hobb

"How different would our perceptions of reality be if instead, we discarded the mundane events that cannot coexist with out dreams?"
- Nevare Burvelle

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Roadkilled
Shaman's Crossing | Robin Hobb

"The same things I would live for are the things I would die for."

- Nevare Burvelle

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Roadkilled
Shaman's Crossing | Robin Hobb
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I am back!!!

Went on sort of a reading hiatus because i was on an anime binge. And I had to watch the series again of course.

Decided to start on a Robin Hobb series. i have never not liked her books, so i thought her books are a safe bet in getting back into reading.

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I-read-and-eat
Shaman's Crossing | Robin Hobb
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Autumn reading

MrBook Nice! 8y
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