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| The Truthsayer's Apprentice (The Loregiver Series, Book 1) | 
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Sales Rank: 6208221
Category: Book
Author: Deborah Christian
Publisher: Tor Books
Studio: Tor Books
Manufacturer: Tor Books
Label: Tor Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 396
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0312865163
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312865160
ASIN: 0312865163
Publication Date: December 1999
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Product Description
In the tradition of Terry Brooks and David Eddings comes the first volume of the Loregiver series, the story of an unforgettable quest for a stolen magical robe. Said tohave once belonged to the frost giants of a faraway land, the robe is now the Truthsayers cloak of office. Divination is never done without it. But when the seers robe is stolen from his mountain alcove by brutal trespassers, Dalin, his young apprentice, must attempt to track it down. For without the robe there can be no Truthsayer.
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 This is on my favorites list :) September 5, 2008
I had accidentally bought this book from the Science Fiction Book Club as it had a description under it for a book I had wanted to buy. I was a bit disappointed when I opened it up and saw it was a book by an author I had never read, but for some reason I did not return it. It sat on my bookshelf for months after that and one rainy day I finally found pity on it and opened it up.
That very first day I read through about a third of it and stayed up till one in the morning eagerly devouring each successive page as the "movie" unfolded behind my eyes. I couldn't believe the treasure I had almost let go to waste. Christian created a world rich in elves, selkie (shape-shifting seals), Norsemen, and Saami (sort of what Native Americans were before they crossed over the land bridge into the Americas; they lived in the very northern areas of Norway, Sweden and Finland) and all the amazing runic magic and shape-shifting bears that goes along with that. Although we only get Dalin and maybe the Original Truthsayer (not sure on this) that are part of the Saami peoples, I find it amazing how she merged all these things into one fantastic book. (I could go on and on about this subject since I am currently trying to write a book about old Norse and Saami life, but I wouldn't want to bore you.) :)
This book is now on my favorites list, books which I periodically go back to when I don't feel like getting into any new reading. Books that calm me and remind me why I love to read and write fantasy so much. So, from one writer to another, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I do hope you write further books in this series in the future. You have at least one person here who will be first in line to buy it. :)
Oh, by the way. I bought this book years ago and its still my favorite. And I'm still waiting to see what happens to those elves. They still have other things they need to find and right now they're just sitting out there in the cosmos waiting for their next task. :p
A Good Read November 1, 2005
This one actually kept me up days. I found the characters engaging, and the plot quite facinating. Besides, it spawned the line: "There's nothing quite like 400lbs of were-bear to ruin your day."
All in all it's a fun read, and provided that the author isn't too dead/discouraged to write more, I'd love to see a sequel.
entertaining September 13, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
"The Truthsayer's Apprentice" takes place in a mideaval fantasy world -- elves, dwarves, magic, shape-changers, etc. The main character, Dalin, is a 15-year old apprentice to the kingdom's Truthsayer. The two of them live in remote mountains, studying, until the king calls upon the Truthsayer to, well, say if someone is telling the truth.
One group of people kill the Truthsayer and steal the magical robe that gives him his powers. Dalin pursues, both to recover the robe and avenge his master's murder. He quickly falls in with a second group who also want the Truthsayer's Robe. Along their journey to recover the Robe, Dalin learns about his magical powers, and learns what it takes to be the Truthsayer.
Unlike the other reviewers, I think this book has only one main problem. The second group (elves mainly) adamently refuse to tell Dalin WHY they want the Robe. There really isn't any reason for this refusal; it just makes them all seem like selfish, rude bullies. By the very last chapter of the book, Dalin and the reader are STILL ignorant of why this second group want the robe and why they think Dalin should give it to them. This is stupid and very annoying.
 Lacking October 16, 2002
The beginning and the second half of the book are rather interesting. However, there are too many cliches, and the pursuit has a very strong role-playing flavour. Also, the pursuit gets very boring very fast (the greater part of the first half of the book). The characters are not developed very well; the focus is more on the action. And the latter also lacks sometimes; e.g., the fighting is done in a role-playing kind of way. It is a pity that the story - though rather original - does not transcend its apparent role-playing (yes, again that word) roots.
 Great night of Dungeon and Dragons makes mediocre book May 10, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Phome" has it so right. Confusing plot, overmany hastily sketched characters obscures an otherwise promising book. Have the feeling that a roleplaying game has been fleshed out to make a book. Yet I didn't toss it into the to-be-traded bin before I finished reading it.
I've tried to read far worse. Am I damning with faint praise? Perhaps. D.C. has potential. Dalin is not an unsympathetic hero. The first fifth of the book is almost riveting while it is told from his view. The middle part of the book gets confusing. Unnecessary people are dragged in as main characters without proper development. Then she comes roaring back for a somewhat strong finish.
Again, in agreement with "Phome" I found D.C.'s allusions to earlier adventures on the part of supporting characters to be distracting. And the hinting of more adventures to come irritating. I read it. I'm not keeping it. And I will only buy D.C.'s works in a used condition (cheap) until she handles her problems with plot and characterization.
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