Book Review
Dec. 12th, 2007 09:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariWolf Captured
by Jane Lindskold
This book is the fourth in a series of fantasy novels. The books are connected, but the plots are self-contained (i.e., this is not one continuous story spread out over several books). Firekeeper, one of the principal protagonists, is a feral child raised by wolves and recently reintroduced into human society. She is accompanied by Blind Seer, a member of the wolf pack who raised her. The third main character, Derian Carter, is Firekeeper's first and best friend in the human world. In the world of these novels, many animals exist in two forms: the regular type and a type that posses human-level intelligence. It is a group of the latter type of wolves who raised Firekeeper.
In this book, Firekeeper, Blind Seer, and Derian are abducted and taken to Liglim, a distant coastal nation where the intelligent animals are revered as part of their religion. The people of Liglim hope to learn from Firekeeper how to communicate with the creatures. At first, Firekeeper, Blind Seer, and Derian only want to return home, but they are soon drawn into the secrets and intrigues going on around them. What seems like a simple situation and a simple problem become much more complex. The plot develops slowly at first, but Lindskold does a terrific job of letting the slower pace leave space for exploration of the Liglim culture. It's a good read.
by Jane Lindskold
This book is the fourth in a series of fantasy novels. The books are connected, but the plots are self-contained (i.e., this is not one continuous story spread out over several books). Firekeeper, one of the principal protagonists, is a feral child raised by wolves and recently reintroduced into human society. She is accompanied by Blind Seer, a member of the wolf pack who raised her. The third main character, Derian Carter, is Firekeeper's first and best friend in the human world. In the world of these novels, many animals exist in two forms: the regular type and a type that posses human-level intelligence. It is a group of the latter type of wolves who raised Firekeeper.
In this book, Firekeeper, Blind Seer, and Derian are abducted and taken to Liglim, a distant coastal nation where the intelligent animals are revered as part of their religion. The people of Liglim hope to learn from Firekeeper how to communicate with the creatures. At first, Firekeeper, Blind Seer, and Derian only want to return home, but they are soon drawn into the secrets and intrigues going on around them. What seems like a simple situation and a simple problem become much more complex. The plot develops slowly at first, but Lindskold does a terrific job of letting the slower pace leave space for exploration of the Liglim culture. It's a good read.
