The Ladies of Mandrigyn
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Average rating2.8
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Ratings4
Average rating2.8
The City of Mandrigyn was conquered and its men enslaved in the foul mines of the evil Wizard King, Altiokis. Now the women of the city, led by Sheera Galernas, had come to hire the mercenary army of Captain Sun Wolf. But Sun Wolf was too wise to become involved in fighting against wizardry...
--- until he woke to find himslef kidnapped and offered a grim choice by Sheera. He could train and lead the ladies of Mandrigyn against Altiokis--or he could die from the anzid they had given him and for which only they had the antidote.
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This book showed up at my doorstep as part of a mail order book club [I have no idea today how I found out about] and has been a part of my library for decades.
I love how the 2 main characters are written, especially Starhawk, who is a strong female in a very male dominated world. There's alot to her I could use as a guide to how I should approach some things in my world today. The transition of Sun Wolf from one career to another is very well paced.
The Wizard King in the first book was a bit clunky, I thought, and I did alot of page skipping in Starhawk because the plot just draaaaged oooon! The mystery element was just too long for my taste but the development and transition of the main characters occurred rather nicely in the 2nd, and I love the author's many descriptors and similes. The place became easy to experience in my mind.
Series
3 primary books5 released booksSun Wolf and Starhawk is a 6-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Barbara Hambly.
