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Talon of the Silver Hawk (Conclave of Shadows, Book 1)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380803248
ISBN: 0380803240
Label: Eos
Manufacturer: Eos
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2004-03
Publisher: Eos
Release Date: March 30, 2004
Studio: Eos
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Editorial Review:Evil has come to a distant land high among the snow-capped mountains of Midkemia, as an exterminating army wearing the colors of the Duke of Olasko razes village after village, slaughtering men, women, and children without mercy. And when the carnage is done, only one survivor remains: a young boy named Kieli. A youth no longer, there is now but one road for him to travel: the path of vengeance. And he will not be alone. Under the tutelage of the rescuers who discovered him, Kieli will be molded into a sure and pitiless weapon. And he will accept the destiny that has been chosen for him ... as Talon of the Silver Hawk.
But the prey he so earnestly stalks is hunting him as well. And Talon must swear allegiance to a shadowy cause that already binds his mysterious benefactors -- or his mission, his honor, and his life will be lost forever.
Young Kieli is the sole survivor of a murderous attack on Midkemia, and he's out for revenge. Under the tutelage of a wealthy man, a sorcerer, and a warrior, Kieli accepts his destiny as Talon of the Silver Hawk. But his benefactors have a secret agenda, and the prey he so desperately stalks is hunting him as well. Can Talon keep his people -- and his honor -- alive?
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - A Silver Age for Feist!
It has been years since I've read this author's first 5 books in the original series of Midkemia. Those were great also!
But after many years, we can see that Raymond Feist still can write fantasy with the best of them. Great characters and magical settings abound. Solid stuff this.
Rating:  - My first Feist; won't be my last
Unlike most reviewers here, I approached this book having never even heard of Feist; a blank slate. The world and setting were a bit vague in a vacuum, but that lack made sense to me once I realized there were books preceding this one. The setting is a pretty standard medieval society. There is magic but it is incidental; nice, but immaterial. There were hints at an overriding external struggle between good and evil but it had little effect on the story. In other words, it read little like fantasy, ... Read More
Rating: - Pretty Good Read
Not the greatest book, but it was entertaining if contrived and forced at parts. If you have issues with heavy handed uses of Fate and such, don't bother. If you like to see a character be almost too smart and too good, but not completely over done then you'll enjoy it.
Rating: - Not Free SF Reader
Tribal boy recruit.
We have one of those young boy grows up fantasy stories here. However, this one it appears is being recruited and trained as an agent that the wise and powerful can use in what is at the moment, a secret war.
When a young boy's tribe is killed while he is undergoing his vision quest he falls in with a man who offers him place a a local settlement, where he can learn to fit into Midkemian society, and other more dangerous skills he has a natural aptitude ... Read More
Rating:  - Great book in the Feist tradition
Great new series for Feist fans with great characters and secrets that are slowly told throughout the series.
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