List Out Of Books Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2)

Title	:	Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2)
Author	:	Robin Hobb
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 718 pages
Published	:	August 29th 2006 by Harper Voyager (first published 2006)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy

Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2) Hardcover | Pages: 718 pages

Narrative To Books Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2)

The Barnes Noble Review

Dark mysticism and primordial natural magic clash with the ever-expanding boundaries of the "civilized" world in the second volume of Robin Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy, Forest Mage.

The sequel to 2005's Shaman's Crossing finds protagonist Nevare Burvelle -- the second son of a nobleman and destined for a career in the military -- with his world turned upside down. After surviving a plague that wiped out many of the students and instructors at the king's military academy, Nevare returns home for his brother's wedding, only to learn that he has been medically discharged from the school. The plague usually leaves its survivors skeletally thin, but Nevare, inexplicably, has begun to gain massive amounts of weight. With his family believing he's a glutton, Nevare is disowned by his father and eventually ends up finding work as a lowly cemetery guard in a frontier town near the border with the Specks, a race of dapple-skinned forest dwellers who possess powerful natural magic. But in a world where technology never stops advancing, can the Specks survive? And what does the suddenly bloated Nevare have to do with their struggle?

Set in a sprawling, vividly described realm that is as majestic as it is menacing, and powered by some extremely topical themes (environmentalism, cultural homogenization, human rights, religious persecution, etc.), the Soldier Son trilogy is easily Hobb's most significant work to date. Incorporating elements of military fantasy, New Age spirituality, and political allegory, Forest Mage can be faulted only for suffering from a serious case of middle-volume syndrome: As the second installment of a trilogy, it lacks both a true beginning and a satisfactory ending. All will be forgotten, however, when the concluding volume (tentatively entitled Renegade Magic) of this unique and powerfully moving saga is released in 2007. Paul Goat Allen

Particularize Books Conducive To Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2)

Original Title:	Forest Mage
ISBN:	0060757639 (ISBN13: 9780060757632)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Soldier Son #2
Literary Awards:	Endeavour Award (2007)

Rating Out Of Books Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2)

Ratings: 3.4 From 15898 Users | 507 Reviews

Column Out Of Books Forest Mage (The Soldier Son #2)

I couldn't put it down, but I wasn't happy while I was reading it. Yes, it was at the incredible level of detail and world-building I expect from Robin Hobb. Yes, everything awful that could possibly happen to her characters happened. And for some reason, I found it incredibly annoying that one of the awful things happening to the main character is that he got really, really, really fat as a result of the Speck magic. Like grotesquely immense to the point that people would fall into horrified

Most of what I like about this book and Robin Hobb's writing I've already said in my review of the first book so I'll just link to that here. The beginning of that review still holds true.Just as the first book describes Nevare's journey or perhaps "coming of age" as a Soldier's Son in Cavalry school, this book might be described as a belated "coming of age" story where Nevare grows in a journey of "becoming" in regards to the Speck Magic that claims him.In some ways this does feel like a

Enjoyed this book almost as much as the first, though it did lag a bit at times.

I'm emotionally wiped out after reading this. If you don't like novels where the protagonist is put through the wringer, don't read this book. If you are new to Robin Hobb I advise you to start with the Farseer trilogy.

So I'm doing something a bit different and actually reviewing this book on Goodreads because I don't think I'm going to make a whole book review video on my YouTube channel. Here goes:This second book in the Soldier Son trilogy, following Shaman's Crossing, was kind of a let down for me. I was very excited about the first book because it was gorgeous first person with mysterious magic. I also loved the military aspect of the first book. Forest Mage hardly had anything to do with the military,

Huh. Probably should have just called this one Bad Things Happen to Nevare.Robin Hobb is swiftly spending the credit she earned with her last book. If giving Shaman's Crossing a second chance dispelled my vaguely unpleasant memories of it, those memories are returning with renewed vigour, despite the fact that I have not read Forest Mage before.Bad things happened to Nevare in the first book, of course. Bad things have to happen to the protagonist; without conflict the story would be rather

There is a movie I watched once. I can't remember the name. But at one point the son starts watching videos of a larger woman who webcams herself cooking and eating for others. It is a fetish.If you have this fetish you will probably enjoy this book. If not.... you may like it you may not. For me it was too slow and the action at the end was just too little too late. I mean how long can this protagonist remain utterly clueless? Apparently for 700 pages.I'm a little sad. I love Robin Hobb. But