Dit boek is ietsje zwaarder van toon dan het vorige boek, maar Nakur doet goed zijn best. Een aantal karakters kan me geen barst schelen, bijvoorbeeld Marcus, de zoon van Martin. Maar Valentijn is best leuk. Jammer alleen dat zijn manke poot genezen wordt. Ik had hem liever met manke poot en al held zien worden. Dit is een beetje vals spelen en zo zonde. Waarom zou iemand met een lichte handicap geen held kunnen zijn

Maar op dit kleine puntje na, heb ik best van het boek genoten. Ietsje minder dan van de andere boeken, maar toch zeker wel vier sterren waard. Het is me hier en daar net iets te gemakkelijk, ondanks alle ellende. Maar heerlijk leesvoer blijft het. ( )

Another fun read from Feist. It started out a bit too YA for me, but then I got I latched on to the characters, and Feist writes them well.

The youngest Prince of Kondor is sent to his uncle's Dutchy to experience life away from Court, where things will not be so easy on him. Chaos ensues when the Dutchy is attacked by unknowns, and Prince Nicholas' cousin is kidnapped. Nicky and his Squire Harry set off with Admiral Amos across the great Seas to the other side of the world. Lots of action and a few new characters. Ticking off another series in the Feist Catalog. ( )

Easy to listen to with interesting characters. The king's nephew sails to the rescue. ( )

I really hope Nicky shows up a lot in the books after this. He's quite possibly my favorite of all the characters. ( )

This one is a surprisingly complicated plot with one of my new favorite characters in Feist-land. :)

Nicholas is forced to do a lot of growing, of course, but what's surprising is just how comprehensive the tragedy is compared to his reactions.

Simple puppy love evolves into survival, ideology, and duty. But the scope and the scale quickly flies beyond the initial and we travel across the world, new lands to explore or be horrified by, and above all, far-ranging effects.

This is definitely not the simple fantasy tale that I was expecting. :) And moreover, it is entertaining. It's also somewhat hard to stomach in some circumstances... after all, being captured by slavers and forced to endure some really bad things isn't meant to be easy.

All said, I really loved this book. Feist seems to have his finger on my pulse. :) ( )