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The Ladies of Mandrigyn (The Sun Wolf and Starhawk Series) Kindle Edition

by Barbara Hambly (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 287 ratings
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First in the series from a New York Times–bestselling author and “fabulously talented writer” featuring a brilliant mercenary and his fierce female partner (Charlaine Harris).
 Gifted with courage, strength, and the intelligence to know when to fight, Sun Wolf is the greatest mercenary in a land overrun by war. With his first lieutenant, Starhawk—a woman more deadly than any man—at his side, he has laid waste to countless cities, taking the best of their treasures for himself, and distributing the rest among his bloodthirsty crew. Then a woman comes to him, an emissary from the town of Mandrigyn, a lush port city recently sacked by a powerful, mad wizard of unmatched abilities. She offers Sun Wolf untold riches for the use of his army, but the captain is not fool enough to wage war against a magician. He refuses her offer, but that is not the end of it. The women of Mandrigyn can be very persuasive. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Barbara Hambly, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
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“Barbara is a fabulously talented writer who can write well in any genre.” —Charlaine Harris

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en of the City of Mandrigyn, led by Sheera Galernas, hired the mercenary army of Captain Sun Wolf, to help them rescue their men from the mines of evil, he refused. Little did he realize how insistent the ladies could be, and how far they would go to persuade him to train them against the evil of Altiokis....

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004TC14C8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (March 29, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 29, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6501 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 415 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 287 ratings

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Barbara Hambly

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"Barbara Hambly (b. 1951) is a New York Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, as well as historical novels set in the nineteenth century. After receiving a master’s degree in medieval history, she published The Time of the Dark, the first novel in the Darwath saga, in 1982, establishing herself as an author of serious speculative fiction. Since then she has created several series, including the Windrose Chronicles, Sun-Cross, and Sun Wolf and Starhawk, in addition to writing for the Star Wars and Star Trek universes.

Besides fantasy, Hambly has won acclaim for the James Asher vampire series, which won the Locus Award for best horror novel in 1989, and the Benjamin January mystery series, featuring a brilliant African-American surgeon in antebellum New Orleans. She lives in Los Angeles."

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illiandantic
5.0 out of 5 stars As other's have said, one of Hambly's best
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2013
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As other reviewers have said here, Barbara Hambly's "The Ladies of Mandrigyn" is one of her best books. I've recently re-read her Windrose Chronicle:

-  The Silent Tower (The Windrose Chronicles) ,
-  The Silicon Mage (The Windrose Chronicles) , and
-  Dog Wizard (The Windrose Chronicles)

and her Darwath Trilogy ( The Darwath Trilogy: The Time of the Dark, The Walls of Air, and The Armies of Daylight ). Those were very good. But, this book, the first of her Sun Wolf and Starhawk series:

-  The Ladies of Mandrigyn (The Sun Wolf and Starhawk) ,
-  The Witches of Wenshar (The Sun Wolf and Starhawk) , and
-  The Dark Hand of Magic (The Sun Wolf and Starhawk)

is better. The Windrose and the Darwath series were very similar to each other in characterizations, theme, and style. The books in each series were more like chapters than stand-alone books. "The Ladies of Mandrigyn" can stand on its own in its series and the characterizations and style have a bit of a Glen Cook "Tyranny of the Night" feel to them. As with "Windrose" and "Darwath," the main characters in "Ladies" are very well done and interesting. The secondary characters, though, are a bit better here. In the other series, the secondary characters were very archetypical for a Fantasy (you practically knew what they would say just by the roles they were filling). The secondaries here have more independence from the Fantasy genre, but they do tend to stick heavily to their roles. Even so, overall, I rate this book at an Excellent 5 stars out of 5.
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JLV
4.0 out of 5 stars I like the characters
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018
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I've read this title several times. It's earthy in it's treatment of pain and fighting. I like the characters. I love the action. What do you do in a world of magic when almost no one can cast spells. What do you do when you have to train a new crop of fighters after the army has lost and enslaved. Sunwolf, a mercenary captain has to come up with these and other problems. Enjoy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I read this years ago and really enjoyed it, so it was great to run across ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018
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I read this years ago and really enjoyed it, so it was great to run across it again. It best fits into a swords and sorcery genre, but there is also a bit of romantic development. The characters are interesting and well developed and the world building is fascinating. Even side characters and small side plots are well done. Of course, this has been true of all of Barbara Hambly's novels. I don't know how many times I've reread the Darwath series.
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Jcat
4.0 out of 5 stars Good old fashioned epic fantasy.
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2017
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I read this Author's Sun Cross series many years ago. As I recall, I enjoyed it. So when this book went on sale, I bought it. This is in a descriptive writing style. It has plenty of action. It kept me reading until the end, because the World is intriguing.

It did start slowly for me. I'm fact, after the first couple of chapters, I was wondering if I'd made a mistake in purchasing. But after the story got going, I quickly became immersed in the world and the main characters. Not to say that I didn't skim over some of the over-detailed paragraphs, but I still enjoyed it.

I'd give it a 3-1/2 Star rating, but since it ended well, I round it up to 4 stars. It's definitely worth reading if you enjoy action filled fantasy with a bit of romance.
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Erin McClanahan
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Barbara hambly with all my heart
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2022
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If you like fantasy books where women are people not just furnishings then these books are for you. If you enjoy mystery and magic and humor and feats of great daring then these books are for you. If you like sarcasm and snark then these books are for you.

I first read Barbra Hambly’s work 20+ years ago, it is as wonderful now as it was then. I, sincerely, cannot recommend her work highly enough.
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SapphireSkies
3.0 out of 5 stars Pulls one along but overwritten
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2021
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I have mixed feelings about medieval fantasy novels, given that the worlds they inhabit are modeled on an extremely sexist, hierarchical society. Hambly tries to turn that society on its head via Starhawk, a strong and serious female mercenary warrior, and Sun Wolf, a brawny mercenary chief who is forced to train a troop of women, from noble ladies to prostitutes, in the art of war to save their city from an evil wizard. Some of this gets lost in Hambly's frequent and repeated in-depth descriptions of people's hair, faces, clothes, jewels, and such followed by unnecessary similes, especially in the first half of the book. Also, saving the men enslaved by the wizard is the top priority of most of the women, and many would be glad to return to their subservient roles if they can free their men. But I must give Hambly credit for creating characters and a plot interesting enough that I continued reading this Kindle version after I realized I had read the book before. Assuming her writing style remains the same through the rest of the series, though, I won't be reading the next two books unless they're available for free.
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Cascadian
5.0 out of 5 stars Stick with the books
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2013
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Now, for kindle! My old paperback copy is beginning to fall apart, so the timing is good. Earlier reviewers say what's important: unusual fantasy story line, well-thought out magic, and solid characters.

It's great to see Hambly's fantasy titles back in print (well, OK, digital print), for Kindle. By the way, shame on Amazon for cheaping out on the Audible versions of these. The narrators are terrible and the "direction" is nonexistent. Yes, it's great seeing older fantasy works move into audio, but do it right. I'm going to stick with Kindle for the Hambly titles.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A impossible battle
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2016
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Sun Wolf is a mercnary, which mean that he and his crew swords for hire. But he lives in a world the next kingdom wants to attack or defend it's self the other. You need him, he's the best. A young woman arrive at his winter camp. And wants to help her city. From series of attacks. But that isn't the problem, one they took most of the men for their mines. Two the attacking force is controlled by a wizard. It dangerous to even think of doing it. What she wants, because he is only wizard in the world. And Sun Wolf doesn't deal in mission with a wizard. But the young refuses to take no for answers. To fight battle of limited success is tricky. But fighting a wizard is impossible. Because haven't been a true wizard accept for him. For a hundred years or so. So how do fight a wizard with a chance of winning.
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Dr. P. G. Allies
3.0 out of 5 stars a good yarn, too much repetition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2012
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Barbara Hambly has a good imagination and the story itself is fairly gripping - I was anxious to keep reading, and spent more time than I could really afford sneaking off for a few more minutes.

But I got very tired of the endless repetition - almost every time she appeared, Starhawk's profile and character were redrawn using a random selection from a reservoir of a few dozen words. The same was true of virtually every character, and indeed, every situation, journey, the weather or piece of landscape. This repetition added nothing to the story, and had it been left out the book would have lost nothing and been half the size.
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