She becomes bound to Kerowyn's Sword Need and through Elspeth, the Sword 'awakens.' and tells her story. Elspeth, Herald and Heir to the throne of Valdemar, must take up the task and go to seek outside help. But now, magic is slowly coming back and Ancar, an evil bloodpath-mage from Hardorn knows it. A mage couldn't even go into Valdemar before he was driven out because of the unseen 'eyes' watching him or her. The fact that they didn't rush into a relationship and became friends before they did really brings a great deal of reality and sweetness to the story.Since Herald Vanyel's time, all forms of magic, except for Mind magic, ceased to exsist in Valdemar's borders. I love the relationship between Elspeth and Darkwind. It's amazing how Mercedes Lackey can paint entire pictures of the world with such detail.

I spent a great deal of time with my ear buds in my ears as I gamed or worked. I still disliked how she made Elspeth sound it was a cross between an airhead and overly snobbish heiress.ĭid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? The voices are definitely less gravelly in this book, which I appreciated. There were moments when she spoke for Darkwind and Firesong and I couldn't tell them apart. Karen White did an admirable job with attempting to distinguish the voices. She's improved quite a bit in this book and has stepped away from her royal duties and has just become herself.ĭid Karen White do a good job differentiating all the characters? How? This entire series has always been a favorite of mine and I remember why with each time I listen or read the book.Įlspeth has always been my favorite character. Where does Winds of Change rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? Her voices for different characters are still not very strong or the greatest choices, but they do not take from the story and someone has coached her on the pronunciations of the world she was reading as that was my greatest irritant in the first one I am extremely thankful for it, and have now finished this one and moved on to the third one. But I decided since I love the books so much to give the second one a try. The narrator in book 1 by the end was starting to annoy me and I wasn't sure I would be able to finish the series (listening I have already read them). Over all I find the whole stories wonderful and amazing, through they are geared to a younger crowd.

However it is set in a fantasy world, with real magic, mind magic, spiritual magic, mystical creatures and fantastical races. The stories as a whole are really about growing and learning yourself (or themselves) and over coming obstacles. Along with various cohorts and their own growth. The story is the continuation of the outlander Elspeth in a new and strange land, learning more about herself and the people she has found herself among.

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