Owl Mage Trilogy: Owlflight (Audiobook)

from Kassilem

I can tell already that this will not be my favorite Mercedes Lackey series. First off, I've always loved the Companions more than the birds. And secondly, the writing style leaves some things to be desired. The story is good as is all Lackey books, and easy to read but there wasn't enough detail...

from LisaMaria_C

I'm generally a fan of Lackey's Valdemar books. This one starts in a way very common to her, as we follow a young man, Darian, who is orphaned and alienated from all around him. One thing that makes this one different from the usual Valdemar books though, is this particular young man isn't destin...

from SunnySD

When his trapper parents fail to return from a foray into the Pelagirs young Darian is apprenticed to the village mage. Resent it though he might, Darian has no choice but to obey the bumbling and often ridiculed Justyn whose tales of times more heroic seem to Darian to be pathetic and probably u...

from JohnFair

When I first read this series I thought it was rather sweet and *understanding* and while there is a certain degree of that, this time through, Darien's introduction to life and it's knocks felt more realistic than usual with Lackey's books (within the obvious limits of course :-)). By this point...

from AScheu

One of the first Valdemar books I read and one of my favorites. The character Darian seems more realistic than some of the main characters in other Valdemar novels as he is less than perfect which allows me to more readily identify with him. It is enjoyable to see how he develops as a character. ...