The Oathbound

I love the main characters in this novel. They compliment each other yet they are so different. This was one of the easiest Valdemar novels to read. Potentionally one of the best novels in the series. This set is different than many of the other novels in the Valdemar series.

It's amazing, lol. I loved all the tid-bit of words in Tarma's native tounge. It has an excellent plot and the book just keeps getting better as you read on. For those people who didnt give this book 5 stars, you need to re-read this book and find out what you missed, because you must not have gotten it all. One of the best book ever written along with all the rest of the Valdemar books. makes me wish I could travel to valdemar!

I really, really enjoyed this book. The story is of two oathbound sisters, a Shin'a'in swordmaster and a White Winds sorceress, who face trials and tribulations while attempting to rebuild their clan.I liked that Tarma and Kethry did not mesh together perfectly. After all, they had been together only a short time. It would have been ridiculous to portray them as best buds, when they really didn't know that each other that well. There are moments when the two women are awkward around each other, which you don't see in the later books, Oathbreakers and Oathblood.Anyways, this is an extremely enjoyable book. I only wish I could give it more stars!

Trama and Kerthy are blood sisters by Trama's godess oath. Kerthey is a journywoman, white winds mage. While Trama is a "sword dancer" who does the bid of her tribes godess. As a group of for they travel, Kerthy, Trama, Warrel an intellagent wolf like creature and sword with a soul that is bound to Kerthy. They have many adventures including, facing Kerthys past,destroying a godling and meeting a mysterious haukbrother.

I am a great fan of Mercedes Lakey and have read most of her books. The book The Oathbound is written in a manner that makes it new and fresh. I also liked the fact that each character in the story has an important role to play. The story could become a bit confusing unless you keep in mind that the events are not isolated, even though they may seem as if they are. If you haven't read this book, this begins where an article in Sword and Sorceress leaves off. Tarma and Kethry are trying to re-establish their clan but run up against difficulty(to put it mildly). They run up against demons and a set of really nasty people who want Kethry for dollrags.