Sagan om Paksenarrion

Bok 1, Fåraherdens dotter

Hardcover

Swedish language

Published 1995 by Bonnier.

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The Sheepfarmer is Paksenarrion's father Dorthan, and a nasty character indeed. Paks wants nothing of his plans to sell her into virtual slavery, and so escapes and goes to join one of the few mercenary groups - a Company - who accept female soldiers.

So begin the Deed of Paksenarrion, the first in a three-book trilogy by Elizabeth Moon; one of few authors who manage to keep fantasy trilogies at, yes, three books.

This is military-fantasy, which implies battles, death, war, and suffering. It should come as no surprise, then, that there are battles, death, and so forth - even so, reading reviews of this book, it would appear that many write opinions without first reading the story.

First, the language is easily read. It is not dumbed down; it is easy, not simplistic. The Saga style of either [a:Snorre] or Tolkien, different as they are, may not be expected …