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Epic Fantasy

Shaman's Crossing

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  • 2005 first published
  • 592 pages
  • ★ 3.4 (9 ratings)
  • 13 editions
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Robin Hobb's Shaman's Crossing (2005) is an epic fantasy novel. Key subjects include Nobility, shamans and soldiers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions.

At about 592 pages, most readers finish it in 10–11 hours.

About Shaman's Crossing

The first book in a brand new trilogy from the author of the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies.Young Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son. Traditionally in Gernia, the firstborn son is heir to the family fortunes, the second son bears a sword and the third son is consecrated to the priesthood. Nevare will follow his father – newly made a lord by the King – into the cavalry; to the frontier and thence to an advantageous marriage, to carry on the Burvelle name. It is a golden future, and Nevare looks forward to it with relish. For twenty years King Troven's cavalry have pushed the frontiers of Gernia out across the grasslands, subduing the fierce tribes of the plain on its way. Now they have driven the frontier as far as the Barrier Mountains, home to the enigmatic Speck people. The Specks – a dapple-skinned, forest-dwelling folk – retain the last vestiges of magic in a world which is becoming progressive and technologised. The 'civilised' peoples base their beliefs on a rational philosophy founded on scientific principle and a belief in the good god, who displaced the older deities of their world. To them, the Specks are primeval savages, little better than beasts. Superstitions abound; it is said that they harbour strange diseases and worship trees. Sexual congress with them is regarded as both filthy and foolhardy: the Speck plague which has ravaged the frontier has decimated entire regiments.
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  • Fantasy
  • Nobility
  • Shamans
  • Soldiers
  • Epic fantasy
  • Fantasy fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Shaman's Crossing?

Shaman's Crossing was written by Robin Hobb and first published in 2005.

What genre is Shaman's Crossing?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is Shaman's Crossing?

The median edition has 592 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Shaman's Crossing?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Poppy War, Last Argument of Kings and The Eye of the World.

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