Wind Rider's Oath by David Weber
Wind Rider's Oath is the third book in a series on the life of one Bahzell Banahkson. In the first book, Bahzell is recruited by the War God (second in power on the side of good) to become one of his champions. Unfortunately for Bahzell, there hasn't been a hradini in several centuries. But, the war god never promised it would be easy.
Hradini are tall humanoids with fox-like ears. Although in ages past they were the most peaceful of people, now they suffer from a curse. The cures they call "the rage". Recruited by mages, they were tormented and twisted. With their berserker ability coupled with their amazing healing powers, they become the shock troops for the dark. Now they are universally feared and rightly so.
In The War God's Own, Bahzell had managed to stop a war by convincing Baron Tellian, leader of the Sothoii, to "surrender" to him, the War God's champion. Now, he has journeyed to the Sothoii Wind Plain to oversee the parole he granted to Tellian and his men, to represent the Order of Tomanak, the War God, and to be an ambassador for the hradani. What's more, the flying coursers of the Sothoii have accepted Bahzell as a wind rider-the first hradani wind rider in history. And since the wind riders are the elite of the elite among the Sothoii, Bahzell's ascension is as likely to stir resentment as respect. That combination of duties would have been enough to keep anyone busy-even a warrior prince like Bahzell-but additional complications are bubbling under the surface. The goddess Shigu, the Queen of Hell, is sowing dissension among the war maids of the Sothoii. The supporters of the deposed Sothoii noble who started the war are plotting to murder their new leige lord and frame Bahzell for the deed. Of course, those problems are all in a day's work for a champion of the War God. But what is Bahzell going to do about the fact that Baron Tellian's daughter, and heir to the realm, seems to be thinking that he is the only man-or hradani-for her?
If you'd like to read the first 12 chapters, go to Baen's free library.
Key words: David Weber, fantasy, fun, series, bahzell, exciting battle, swords, horses, wind riders.
Hradini are tall humanoids with fox-like ears. Although in ages past they were the most peaceful of people, now they suffer from a curse. The cures they call "the rage". Recruited by mages, they were tormented and twisted. With their berserker ability coupled with their amazing healing powers, they become the shock troops for the dark. Now they are universally feared and rightly so.
In The War God's Own, Bahzell had managed to stop a war by convincing Baron Tellian, leader of the Sothoii, to "surrender" to him, the War God's champion. Now, he has journeyed to the Sothoii Wind Plain to oversee the parole he granted to Tellian and his men, to represent the Order of Tomanak, the War God, and to be an ambassador for the hradani. What's more, the flying coursers of the Sothoii have accepted Bahzell as a wind rider-the first hradani wind rider in history. And since the wind riders are the elite of the elite among the Sothoii, Bahzell's ascension is as likely to stir resentment as respect. That combination of duties would have been enough to keep anyone busy-even a warrior prince like Bahzell-but additional complications are bubbling under the surface. The goddess Shigu, the Queen of Hell, is sowing dissension among the war maids of the Sothoii. The supporters of the deposed Sothoii noble who started the war are plotting to murder their new leige lord and frame Bahzell for the deed. Of course, those problems are all in a day's work for a champion of the War God. But what is Bahzell going to do about the fact that Baron Tellian's daughter, and heir to the realm, seems to be thinking that he is the only man-or hradani-for her?
If you'd like to read the first 12 chapters, go to Baen's free library.
Key words: David Weber, fantasy, fun, series, bahzell, exciting battle, swords, horses, wind riders.
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