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Title: The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs ISBN: 0-441-00813-5 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (17 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A nice fairy tale kind story...
Comment: In a land that was settled with the help of bloodmagic the hold of bloodmagic is weakening and therefore the wildlings that were bound come back... Aren is a young woman with magic of her own that she has hidden carefully as have all the others with this power, so as not to be killed (the women) or drafted as bloodmages (the men). But now the village needs magic to help it survive after raidings, natural catastrophes and wildlings threaten it. The hob is one of the wildlings that is willing to help the humans. As it is the last of the hobs it needs a wife...
Though I liked the idea and the two main characters of the book (and the hob's tail), I felt it lacked depth and vividness. Still it is a nice book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another Fantastic Book by Patricia Briggs
Comment: I loved this book.
As with all of Ms. Briggs stories, "The Hob's Bargain" is not simply a fantasy novel that has different "wildling" creatures. She explores how prejudice and hatred can damage a community. Also, she is one of the few writers that uses romance so deftly that you don't always recognize that it started with the gentle wordplay among the characters.
Ms. Briggs does not glorify the power of evil. Instead, she names it for what it is and with her writing forces the reader to acknowledge that evil, although powerful, should be destroyed.
It would be easy to say this book is a simple fantasy, yet there are aspects of the book that speak to the world that we live in today. The Hob's Bargain is a joy to read, yet a closer inspection of the book reveals there are lessons in it for us to learn.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book
Comment: Hob's Bargain grabs you from the first moment you pick it up. Other reviewers have laid out the story and plot, so I won't repeat their words, but suffice it to say, this book is well worth your time and money.
I started to read it late one night and didn't stop until 4am! When I awoke, I had to finish it ASAP. One thing though. I have to agree with the others when they say that the people of Fallbrook, for the most part, didn't deserve Aren. I know she feels an obligation to save them all despite how nasty they are to her, but if I had been her, I would have let the Hillgrims have the worst ones. :¬)
Mark E. Cooper
The Warrior Within
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Title: Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs ISBN: 0441009166 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dragon Blood by Patricia Briggs ISBN: 0441010083 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Devlin's Luck (Sword of Change, Book 1) by Patricia Bray ISBN: 0553584758 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Devlin's Honor (Sword of Change, Book 2) by Patricia Bray ISBN: 0553584766 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Devlin's Justice (Sword of Change, Book 3) by Patricia Bray ISBN: 0553584774 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 30 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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