Winds of Fate
by Mercedes Lackey
Taste attributes: fantasyadventuredramafresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questempowerment/personal growthrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, sweeping fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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2.7 / 5
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About This Book
Winds of Fate is the first book in the Mage Winds Trilogy. High Magic has been lost to Valdemar centuries ago when the last Herald-Mage gave his life to save the kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries. Yet now the realm is at risk again. And Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, must take up the challenge, abandoning her home to find a mentor who can awaken her untrained mage abilities.
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- Author
- Mercedes Lackey
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 460
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- Open Library
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