Owlflight (The Owl Mage Trilogy Book 1)

I got the Kindle edition because I couldn't find the print version at a reasonable price. OMG. As is too often the case with older SF, the publisher decided to simply scan from hard copy and no editing of the OCR was done. As a result, this is a garbled mess with lots of typos, erroneous word choices, repeated phrases, etc. As far as I can tell as a first-time reader, there isn't any text missing, but that's just a guess. The illustrations don't scan worth a hoot....totally undecipherable. I have to say that the second and third books seem to be better as to text; the illustrations are still junk.Sorry, Lackey, but you should be watching the shop a little more closely. Allowing your publisher to profiteer like this is unconscionable.If you want to read the original Valdemar books, try the 3-in-1 print editions or bite the bullet and buy used hard copies of the others. The convenience and cost of the e-edition isn't worth it, and you're just rewarding bad behavior.The story itself is great...the first of a trilogy (of course) that starts after the Storm trilogy. The danger from the Mage Storms has been removed, but the cost is the loss of any strong magic. Darian is a magically-gifted orphan who doesn't fit into the very parochial village where he lives. He runs from an attack on the village and falls in with the Hawkbrothers who take him in, teach him magic, and ultimately help him resolve his past with the village. The second story includes a second key character, Keisha, a Healer in the original village, who is also trying to find her way. The third story focuses on Darian's search for his parent's fate...they had disappeared during one of the Mage Storms. The entire series is a great coming-of-age story.

There's a good story here, and I love the world of Valdemar enough to enjoy it. However, this book suffers from more flaws than most. The first three chapters are full of a young boy whining about his miserable fate, which is pretty sad, but the attitude is so bad it's hard to like him. IThe book also suffers from a weird duplication in the middle section of the book where the same event gets told two, or even three times, from different points of view. This retelling starts abruptly, begins to get redundant, and then just as abruptly stops, and we go back to Darian's point of view and stay there at the end. Worth reading, but not one of Lackey's best.

I tried this book when it first came out and hated it because the first few chapters just repeated the same whining from the main character over and over and over and over...This came out recently for Kindle and I decided to download it for $2.99 and see if I still disliked it.Those first few chapters, yes, I did. It felts like Lackey and Dixon were trying to fill space. But then the story livened up and it was sort of fun. Nothing like the Arrows or Herald Mage series...but ok.The issue comes with the digital edition. It's full of errors - apparently because of the scanning of the pages. I noticed the same thing with another of Lackey's books that was recently made available for Kindle. I'm now wondering if my digital copies of her Arrows and Herald Mage books, which I bought last year but haven't read through yet, are also full of errors.

The story is very enjoyable, and the author does a good job showing what a young man who has the experiences the main character does would be thinking. The narrator of the audiobook is ok, but he does several things that are very distracting. For example, the main character is named Darian, but the narrator pronounces it so that it rhymes with Leon, and emphasizes both the first and third syllables of the name - drives me up the wall! In addition, whenever the narrator is voicing one of the Taleydras characters, he really emphasizes the “h” and “r” sounds in a way that makes me think of the Count character from Sesame Street - it makes it hard to pay attention to the story instead of trying to figure out what kind of accent the narrator is attempting. Overall, the story is 5 stars and the narrator gets 3, so I am giving this 4 stars.

A rebellious orphan, taught by the village mage, was in his village when it was attacked. He was caught by the bad guys and rescued by a Hawkbrother. The adventure only begins there. He meets differs species and loved this new life till he finds out that the villagers didn't escape. Great book it goes on from there . I can't wait for the next one. I already have bought it.

This is the second time I've read this book. The first time was when it first appeared in my local library twenty years ago. I had forgotten just how good it was. Once I started reading, I just had to keep going.Mercedes Lackey is near the top, if not the very top, of my must read list for a very good reason. Her books combine great plots, great writing, and incredibly complex fantasy worlds. This book is one of her best.

First read this when it came out and it is still as enjoyable a read now as it was then.

Darian is a lonely boy, orphaned, and feeling misplaced as apprentice to the Wizard Justyn.This is a l Valdemaran book, which means a really good read, with really interesting and inventive charachters, with feelings.Love these stories.

Good addition to the series

This book is,like all in the Valdemar series, totally engrossing it rounds off the earlier tales, tying up loose ends, while leaving room for more in the future -- I can't wait to get to the next (e)book. Darian is a well rounded character, who is all too human in his faults, and Kelvren brings us up to date on the Gryphon 'family'thnx :)

Another good book from my favourite fantasy author.Had it in paper back and read it over and over till it fell to bits, great to get it on my kindle.

Very enjoyable. I read this a few years ago & am glad I can get it on my kindle.

A good start to yet another trilogy of Valdemar. The story of a young unhappy Darian. Well worth reading. Enjoy

This book has good character descriptions and a good storyline. I feel I get to follow the main characters as they develope. This is a great book to read while relaxing or traveling.

As described. Quick delivery. Thank you.

I like all these books

One of my favourite books. I have read it before so it was a pleasant surprise to find it on Amazon kindle. Definitely recommend x

Das ist zwar als Gemeinschaftsprojekt von Mercedes Lackey und Larry Dixon entstanden, man merkt aber nicht (oder ICH merke nicht) welcher Autor an welcher Stelle des Buchs verantwortlich war. Insgesamt ein netter Ausflug nach Valdemar.

great sequel to book one looking forward t reading owlknight.

Good characters. Up to the usual standards I expect from this author. Fabulous addition to the Valdemar world.

Das Buchg ist einfach super, ich dachte nach Vanyel könne mich kein Valdemar Roman mehr fesseln, aber diese Triologie habe ich verschlungen.Die Charaktere sind toll, die Handlung endlich mal entspannt -keine großen Dramen, kein Weltuntergang- und doch durchweg spannend. einfach schön