I've come across the Dark Horse series before while rummaging through used book stores and glanced over it when it kept appearing in the 'Recommended for you' lists on various book sites. I always passed it up as it never seemed to catch my interest.
Finally I broke down, and requested a copy from a PBS member and the entire series. If I liked it, I wasn't going to be stuck without the rest of the books. If not, I could repost them and move onto something else. I also noticed Volorian was a prequel to the first novel, Dark Horse, so I opted to read it first. I'm glad I did and am patting myself on the back for the forsight to have ordered them all at once. I can't believe I let these little jewels collect dust on my shelf for months and passed them up for lesser books.
I devoured this book in 3 days. It would have been 1 if I had not had to remind myself it was time for bed and I had to work in the morning.
Mary weaves a pleasantly vivid tale that has a black talking horse and spiteful little gorthlings oozing with hatred that had me hooked from the first 30 pages. The book flows, pauses where it needs to, and picks up and moves forward right when its time to continue on. It got to the point and the author didnt fill the pages with unnecessary fillers to make the book longer then it needed to be. It didn't have a drawn out romance (Volorian is already married in this book and his wife not a needy one) or overkill on character guilt.
I eagerly moved onto "Dark Horse" which is set 200 years later and am already halfway through in one sitting. I almost wish there was a 2nd book to Volorian, so we would know what happened to the clan in their new home and why his vision was so viciously butchered and soiled in Dark Horse's time, but I think the lack thereof makes this a better read. My imagination can run wild right alongside the authors.
Finally I broke down, and requested a copy from a PBS member and the entire series. If I liked it, I wasn't going to be stuck without the rest of the books. If not, I could repost them and move onto something else. I also noticed Volorian was a prequel to the first novel, Dark Horse, so I opted to read it first. I'm glad I did and am patting myself on the back for the forsight to have ordered them all at once. I can't believe I let these little jewels collect dust on my shelf for months and passed them up for lesser books.
I devoured this book in 3 days. It would have been 1 if I had not had to remind myself it was time for bed and I had to work in the morning.
Mary weaves a pleasantly vivid tale that has a black talking horse and spiteful little gorthlings oozing with hatred that had me hooked from the first 30 pages. The book flows, pauses where it needs to, and picks up and moves forward right when its time to continue on. It got to the point and the author didnt fill the pages with unnecessary fillers to make the book longer then it needed to be. It didn't have a drawn out romance (Volorian is already married in this book and his wife not a needy one) or overkill on character guilt.
I eagerly moved onto "Dark Horse" which is set 200 years later and am already halfway through in one sitting. I almost wish there was a 2nd book to Volorian, so we would know what happened to the clan in their new home and why his vision was so viciously butchered and soiled in Dark Horse's time, but I think the lack thereof makes this a better read. My imagination can run wild right alongside the authors.
