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Fortress of Owls
Fortress of Owls
Fortress of Owls
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Fortress of Owls

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A magical warrior must once again take up his fearsome sword in the Hugo Award–winning author’s epic fantasy series.

Conjured by a wizard to fight an ancient and magical war, Tristen is a man without a past, and a warrior of great skill. The keen blade of his sword, marked Illusion on one side and Truth on the other, has already helped him win the throne of Ylesuin for the young king Cefwyn. As reward, Tristen has been made Duke of Amefel.

Tristen's rule in Amefel is blessed with two extraordinary friends: one a stalwart soldier, the other a young rebel with royal blood. But the scarlet banners of war are unfolding again, and far more than a kingdom is at stake. Now Tristen must take up the sword--as well as the Sihhë magic he has forsworn. He is destiny's own, created a combatant in a far older and more fearsome conflict than any ever imagined by mere mortal man. And he is about to do battle once more.
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Release dateMar 17, 2009
ISBN9780061743962
Fortress of Owls
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C. J. Cherryh

C. J. Cherryh—three-time winner of the coveted Hugo Award—is one of today's best-selling and most critically acclaimed writers of science fiction and fantasy. The author of more than fifty novels, she makes her home in Spokane, Washington.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Not as good as the first two books in the series. Didn't seem like a lot happened over the course of 400 pages. Wanted to see more movement.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Tristan continues to grow, becoming more like the Sihhe Lord the faithful proclaim him to be. Despite his efforts to bring together the southern allies, to ready their forces to aid King Cefwyn, a sinister force is abroad, striving against him. And no one, royalty or religious, is safe from its evil plans.A slower yet satisfying entry in the Fortress series.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Tristen continues poking around the edges of the Hasufin problem. Sadly , the amount of padding is serious. This volume has little action. This world isn't interesting to explore, with too much made of transport problems. Weakest Cherryh I've ever read.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It started out strong, and just kind of finished poorly. Not my kind of book I guess.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Not her finest hour. A hard slog through descriptions of writs and proclamations, experiments with alliteration etc. Have faith, though, as the fourth book is much better.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Definetly the weakest of the series so far., setting up for a conclusion hopefully in the next book. Tristen is installed as Lord of Amefel and has to wait through winter before Cefwyn will attack the new enemy leading the colalition of the North, to keep his kingdom united. Tristen understands, but it isn't easy. Cefwyn has other problems though, he has to keep his fragile alliance of northern barons together - despite their attempts to subvert his intention. Enuin is with Tristen adn through him we finally learn some of the details of how magic and wizardry work in the world. Tristen is beginningin to grasp he really is fundamentally different. The plot climaxes (just about) at Midwinter when the Year of Years comes to a close and patterns are set for the next period.the characters still work well and Tristen is particularly well portrayed as he starts to learn the law of unintended consequences, but the plot is essentially on hold waiting for Spring, and this makes it a fairly slow read.

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