"Sheepherder's Daughter completed 3/22
Divided Allegiance completed 4/04
Oath of Gold completed 4/12

At first, I wasn't too sure about this book - It was a good story - but it moved too slowly - but by the end - I love this woman and who she is and the place she lives and how it all works... and I'm looking forward to reading, both this book (trilogy) again - and all of those that follow.

Good Read! wow. ( )

I read this series when I was in college and it has been one of my favorites that I reread every few years. ( )

Summary: Quite well written, dungeons and dragons style romp/coming of age hero story. Female protaganist and nice dialogue kept me in it till the end.

Things I liked:

Bodycount: Author wasn't afraid to introduce a character then kill them pretty soon after without much song and dance. This kept the book gritty and real for me.

Lots of little adventures: Rather than one big epic quest write from the start with the fate of the world on the line. The action was built and constructed using lots of little adventures (more like a harry potter style). This made it a fun read with lots of little payoffs along the way.

Things I thought could be improved: A lot of the source material seems to be very 'in the style of dungeons and dragons'. I read that the author was somewhat inspired by a bad RPG session she overheard once, but I think it would have been more immersive if she'd strayed from the material a little further. In particular a lot of the magic is explained like rules out of gamebook rather than the more organic pattern of other sci-fi fantasy.

Highlight: Paks on the run as a coward was a great theme. That and times when it was 'Paks against the world' were my favorite bits for sure. When she was allied up with others it got a bit boring (realtively speaking). ( )

An epic that merges the three books of Paks's adventure into a seamless story. The heroine truly demonstrates strength in adversity, kindness in evil, and courage in fear. Does not disappoint, though be aware the series does contain graphic themes. ( )

I'm so glad I had the whole set. The first book is a bit of a slow burn, but together this is fantastic, and different from the classic fantasy, not just because of the female primary character. So glad i came across this series. ( )