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| The Deed of Paksenarrion: Book 1 |
Paksenarrion - Paks for short - is somebody special. She knows it, even if nobody else does yet. No way will she follow her father's orders to marry the pig farmer down the road. She's off to join the army, even if it means she can never see her family again.
And so her adventure begins... the adventure that transforms her into a hero remembered in songs, chosen by the gods to restore a lost ruler to his throne.
Here is her tale as she lived it.
The deed of Paksenarrion is one of my all time favourite series. Elizabeth Moon is well known for her science fiction series Serano Legacy and Vatta’s War, both which are some of my favourite science fiction novels. You know what... scratch the first statement; Elizabeth Moon is one of my all time favourite authors! However, as fantasy novels go, the Sheepfarmer’s Daughter is one of my favourite re-reads. The novel is based on the journey of a young woman Paksenarrion (or Paks for short) who wishes to escape from her farming family and the mundane life they have planned for, so she runs away and joins a mercenary troop. It is a bumpy journey as she learns military life and interactions, and eventually faces great hardship and conflict to become a warrior for the gods.
There is a lot of explanation on the mercenary way of life and training, but I personally feel this enhances the story, as it explains the beginning of the character Paks, and how she evolves into her later roles in the coming books. Paks is a pleasant, relatable character, who has a strong sense of right, and direction. If you like military fantasies, or heroic magical fantasies then this is the book for you. I cannot recommend it enough, and I believe once you read it you will be itching for the rest of the series!
★★★★★
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