One of the great strengths of this book is its fluency, both in the way it is written and its readability. Eager to please and eager to learn, yet driven by her independent spirit, she must learn not only her way around the complexities of the community she has joined, but also how to trust her instincts in wishing to befriend the solitary Maara, whose loyalty is doubted by the others. The novel is told in the voice and through the eyes of Tamras, a girl who leaves home to join a deeply hierarchical community of women warriors and their companions, and it chronicles her relationships with, among others, three principal female characters: her friend Sparrow the warrior she becomes companion to, Maara and the head of the community, Lady Merin.
And Ms Wilson is definitely a story-teller herself, infusing the whole book with that same instructive, atmospheric and narratively compelling style that define the age-old stories her character tells. Didn’t seem all that important to me.The first volume in Catherine M Wilson’s trilogy not only takes us back in time to a Bronze Age community, but also back to a time when story-telling was a foundation of identity, of learning, of sharing, of preserving the past and of religious belief. To me it was just fantasy – really good fantasy – with a semi-lesbian twist. That would be a pity.Īfter researching a bit more about the novel on the net I realized it falls within the lesbian/gay category as well as any other. I know she doubts she will write any more novels after spending ten years on her trilogy. Wilson’s first novel says quite a bit about her talent for the craft and her ability to develop it. But choosing to read The Warrior’s Path is a choice that has given me new insight and great pleasure. Many of my choices have been less than ideal. Just think of the many times you might have thought “if only”. I often think that we are what we choose.
Tamras learns to deal with disappointment, anger, jealousy and fear. Maara teaches her that Tamras is not her emotions but that she has the ability to decide how to use them. One of her most important lessons is taught by her Warrior, Maara. Some of these talents point to a mystical ability that may or may not become more apparent as the trilogy advances. Our hero, Tamras, learns a great deal about herself, her prejudices and her talents during The Warrior’s Path. The Warrior’s Path is written in a minor key (or moll in Norwegian) while the Frey Saga is written in a major key (dur in Norwegian). After reading her The Warrior’s Path right after reading the Frey Saga I found myself understanding a profound musical difference between authors. When I talk about authors who write musically, Catherine M.
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