Owlsight

I read some of the comments on the sequel to this, and I must conclude that I am either helplessly in love with Mercedes Lackey's and Larry Dixon's writing style, or that the books in this series are actually rather nice to read. OwlSight certainly doesn't have as much action and wild adventure as the other series that these two wrote, but it helps to satisfy my thirst for extra knowledge on the subject of the Hawkbrothers and their non-human associates. I like Darian a lot, but in a book with these authors' names on the cover that is to be expected. It is very easy to understand if you already know what all of the typical Mercedes Lackey vocabulary means, so if you are a fan of hers you are all set. Overall I loved it, and it made me laugh more than any of the other books she wrote except for the Vows and Honor duology. I hope you like it as much as I do!

Merecedes LAckey is one of my favourite authors and I've read every single one of her books- this is oneo fthe best. I wasn't the biggest fan of OwlFlight but this made up for it. I cannot wait for the next wait- Darian and Keisha will make the cutest couple!

Good sequel to the story of Darian. Enjoyed the new characters, didn't want the story to end. Continues to explore recurrent themes of magic and hawkbrother cutlure. Very enjoyable, hope we don't have to wait too long for the next one.

Four years have passed since the Barbarians raided and plundered Errold's Grove (see Book I, OWLFLIGHT). The village has since recovered and actually is larger than it was before the disaster. Untrained talent, teenager Keisha Alder has become the town's unofficial healer. However, in spite of her immense innate skills, she struggles with helping others because she has never learned to block out her empathy towards the pain of her patients and their families. Even her own family, especially her sister Shandi is driving her crazy. Still, formal training is out of the question, at least for now, because the townsfolk have no one else to turn to for assistance.Four years ago, Darien left the village to receive healing training from the Hawkbrothers. He returns accompanied by his mentors to warn the villagers that the Barbarians are at the gate once again and razing Errold's Grove for the second time seems to be a foregone conclusion.The second novel in the "Owl fantasy" trilogy, OWLSIGHT, is a well written tale as expected from the talented duo of Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon. However, this time the story lacks the vigorous action of the debut novel or Ms. Lackey's "Valdemar" series (same setting). This novel is more introspective, providing much insight, mostly through the filter of how Keisha sees and reacts to the noises that appears to be overwhelming her at any given moment. Fans of the series and fantasy tales in general will take pleasure from this book that offers a quieter glimpse of the Valdemar universe and will look forward to the final story, OWLKNIGHT.Harriet Klausner

Continues the story of Valdemar and answers some of those what happened to == questions. When writing a muti book series in the same world (this is 21st novel in Valdemar) it is too easy to fall into a same story different names. Ms. Lackey has not done so. The book is well paced, I did no find myself skipping ahead and held my interest thoughout. In fact, the book kept me up until 2 am on a work night with the "I'll read just one more chapter" and I was able to finish it by lunch the next day. Rereading it has been also been interesting. A trait true of most of Mercedes' books. This continued the story of Darien and the Hawkbrothers. Also more on the allied "people" such as king stagg Tyrsell. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in fantasy as well as any of Merry's many fans.