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title: "The Oathbound (Vows and Honor Book 1)"
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# The Oathbound (Vows and Honor Book 1)

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			        		Praise for The Oathbound:&#x201C;Their adventures are both imaginative and entertaining&#x2026;. An intricately choreographed confrontation provides an extremely clever resolution.&#x201D; &#x2014;Rave Reviews &#xA0; &#x201C;A pair of likeable, savvy heroines. Sword and sorcery with warmth and humor.&#x201D; &#x2014;Library Journal&#x201C;A fascinating fantasy tale.... This is a powerful story of friendship, loyalty, and true heroism.&#x201D; &#x2014;Kliatt &#xA0;
						    	
					    	
						
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			        		Mercedes Lackey is a full-time writer and has published numerous novels and works of short fiction, including the best-selling Heralds Of Valdemar series. She is also a professional lyricist and a licensed wild bird rehabilitator. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, artist Larry Dixon, and their flock of parrots. She can be found at mercedeslackey.com.
						    	
					    	
						
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Introduction to a pair of lady mercs with a mission
  

*by C***Y on September 12, 2017*









  
  
    I read a "dead tree" copy of this years ago (not long after it was first published), and rediscovered it recently when the Kindle edition went on sale.  Rather episodic in nature (much like Ms. Lackey's Tarma and Kethry stories in the "Sword and Sorceress" anthologies), this covers the adventures of this female adventuring pair from shortly after they combine forces until shortly before they join Idra's Sunhawks.  If you stick around for the sequel, Oathbreakers (Vows and Honor Book 2), you'll be rewarded with a more unified plot, plus a bit of romance, as Kethry finally finds a "man of good will" to become not only her husband, but the father of the children who will eventually form the core of Tarma's rebuilt Clan.  An enthralling mini-series set in the world of Ms. Lackey's Valdemar novels, featuring fantasy heroines who get the job done without any "chicks in chainmail."
  


### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A classic tale of sword and sorcery
  

*by M***E on November 1, 2014*









  
  
    Tarma and Kethry are two of Lackey's more memorable characters, conceived in a time when sword and sorcery was one of the popular flavors within the fantasy genre. They were first given life in short stories that were published in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress anthologies, and a few of those stories have been incorporated into this novel. As such, this book tends to be slightly episodic in nature, particularly through the central portion of it, and it's fairly evident where a few of the short stories were pasted in, likely with only light edits to keep it consistent with the timeline of the rest of the novel. Still, these two women are interesting enough characters to be worth reading even in short snippets, and I enjoyed revisiting this tale of their early days together.Both women are presumably somewhere in their early to mid 20s when this book starts, though their exact ages are never given. While young, they both have already been through a lot in life and their experiences have made them somewhat older than their years. Mature, practical, and intelligent, they complement one another well and would at time seem to be a nearly unbeatable team. Still, they have their weaknesses and shortcomings just like everyone does, and one thing that makes this book more than just a series of short stories cobbled together into a novel is the fact that there is a continuing thread of narrative built around how they grow as individuals and as a team. While they seem to be a natural fit with one another, they find in time that they must still work on their relationship at times in order to ensure that they both remain equal partners and that neither one overly shelters or cossets the other.Besides seeing how Tarma and Kethry manage to gel together as a team, in reading this from the perspective of knowing how events play out in later years in the various regions of Velgarth, I was struck by how essential many of the things that happen with them are to enabling the things that are to come in the world. There are so many things that happen to them or because of them that if they hadn't happened, or had turned out differently, it would have had major ramifications for the story down the line. Several key pieces of the puzzle that is the Valdemar/Velgarth saga are introduced here, so pay attention, for things that don't seem important at the time can prove to be critical later on. But then, that's true of most all of these early books in the saga.Overall I feel this book has aged well and is still as enjoyable today as it was back when it first came out. I'd certainly recommend it to anyone who enjoys old school fantasy, particularly of the sword and sorcery variety, and also to those who like reading about strong female protagonists. I would recommend either picking up a copy of Oathblood which has the story of how Tarma and Kethry first met or finding that story in some other form to read before you start this book. It's certainly not necessary to do so, but it is nice to have that background if you can. I give this book somewhere between 3½ and 4 stars probably, rounding up to give it the benefit of the doubt, for it definitely isn't the best of the most exciting of the saga for all that it is quite good. Certainly you don't want to miss this one if you're reading the rest.
  


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    Story 5 Narrator 2
  

*by Q***Y on August 14, 2019*









  
  
    I like most of Mercedes Lackeys works, but really don’t like thus reader. Her reading is so slllllooowww. I actually set her at 125% speed and except for a few place where this makers her go very fast, that really helped. She still has long pauses at times, which must mean it was rrreeeaallly long and ponderous at 100% speed. Also, her very gravelly voice for Tamara is unpleasant to listen to. I think she got carried away with her voice.Also, is this abridged? Sure seems like some passages jump to the next part of story very rapidly.
  


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