The Soldier Son Trilogy · Book 1
Shaman's Crossing
- Published
- 1 September 2005
- Pages
- 640
- ISBN-13
- 9780007196142
- Type
- novel
About this book
Shaman's Crossing opens Robin Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy in September 2005 at 640 pages, following second son Nevare Burvelle through a brutal cavalry academy as his nation pushes an expansionist frontier into Speck territory.
Its place in The Soldier Son Trilogy
Shaman's Crossing is book 1 in the The Soldier Son Trilogy series. It is followed by Forest Mage. See the full The Soldier Son Trilogy reading order.
Nevare Burvelle is a second son in a rigid, colonially-minded military culture where a second son's entire identity is predetermined: he will become a soldier, full stop. Shaman's Crossing (2005) follows Nevare through a brutal cavalry academy as his nation pushes an expansionist frontier into land belonging to the Specks, a forest people whose magic turns out to be much more real -- and much more dangerous to Nevare personally -- than his own culture believes. It's Robin Hobb working outside the…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780007196142