HARPERCOLLINS Robin Hobb Soldier Son Trilogy Collection 3 Books Set

21.95 GBP*

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Shaman's Crossing (The Soldier Son Trilogy; Book 1) A global phenomenon; The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers; topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Now this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of Paulo Coelho will want to treasure forever. Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book ' a beautiful parable about learning to listen to your heart; read the omens strewn along lifes path and; above all; follow your dreams. Santiago; a young shepherd living in the hills of Andalucia; feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flock. One day he finds the courage to follow his dreams into distant lands; each step galvanised by the knowledge that he is following the right path: his own. The people he meets along the way; the things he sees and the wisdom he learns are life-changing. With Paulo Coelhos visionary blend of spirituality; magical realism and folklore; The Alchemist is a story with the power to inspire nations and change people's lives. Forest Mage (The Soldier Son Trilogy; Book 2) The second book in the brand new trilogy from the author of the Tawny Man trilogy; following on from the bestselling Shaman's Crossing. The King's Cavalla Academy has been ravaged by the Speck plague. The disease has decimated the ranks of both cadets and instructors; and even the survivors remain sickly. Many have been forced to relinquish their military ambitions and return to their families to face lives of dependency and disappointment. As the Academy infirmary empties; Cadet Nevare Burvelle also prepares to journey home; to attend his brother Rosse's wedding. Far from being a broken man; Nevare is hale and hearty after his convalescence. He has defeated his nemesis; Tree Woman and freed himself of the Speck magic that infected him and attempted to turn him against his own people. A bright future awaits him as a commissioned officer betrothed to a beautiful young noblewoman. Yet his nights are still haunted by dreams of the voluptuous Tree Woman; dreams in which his Speck self betrays everything he holds dear in his waking life. Has the plague infected him in ways far more mysterious than the merely physical? Despite his fears; Nevare will journey back to Widevale in high spirits; in full expectation of a jubilant homecoming and a tender reunion with his beautiful fianceacute;e; Carsina. But his life is about to take a shocking turn; as the magic in his blood roars to life and forces him to recognize that his most dangerous enemy; an enemy that seeks to destroy all he loves; might dwell within him. Renegade's Magic (The Soldier Son Trilogy; Book 3) The final book in the Soldier Son from the author of the Tawny Man and Farseer trilogies; following on from the bestselling Shamans Crossing and Forest Mage. The people of Gettys remember the death of their cemetery soldier vividly. They remember believing him guilty of...