Welcome to Litsy!

(To Ride a Rathorn pg 796]

Sheth Sharp-tongue to Jame:

‘Now, did I or did I not request that you not break any more instructors?‘

Two chapters in and Jame‘s new quarters have already been set on fire. This time, not her fault, for once.

Re-reading ‘To Ride a Rathorn‘ because I didn‘t review it last year. A small thrill just picking up ‘Seeker‘s Bane‘; love Hodgell. I love her instances of quirkiness. A page in and I know I‘m on Rathillien. I‘m pretty sure catfish don‘t head for the hills on our earth when there‘s an earthquake.

Going onto “To Ride a Rathorn” in the Baen omnibus “Seeker‘s Bane”. The action continues 1 day after the end of “Seeker‘s Mask” though the first was published in 1994 and the second in 2006. Only a chapter in but Graykin‘s personality seems more unpleasant in the intervening day/ decade.
Several typos jumped out at me in the first book and already in the second there are missing words.
But I‘m looking forward to reading more of Jame‘s adventures.

Seeker‘s Mask
Jame, the last surviving Knorth lady, goes to Gothregor, her brother Tori's keep, and is secluded in the Women's World to learn how to behave as a proper Highborn lady and await her disposition by the lords. Her disruptive destiny finds her and follows her as she journeys along the Riverland, discovering more about her heritage, the powers of Rathillien and the fate of the Kencyr.
I like Hodgell‘s quirky humour. Really enjoyed this.

Loving the humour (arboreal drift!) and quirkiness. This series will bear re-reading soon, to catch all the nuances. At the moment I‘m going full-tilt just to find out what happens next!

I‘m thoroughly enjoying returning to Jame‘s exploits on Rathillien.

I like the cover, except for the way that illustrator Caldwell has depicted Jame. He‘s made her rather busty when it has been pointed out that we are constantly told she is ‘boyishly slim‘ and she looks like she‘s in her thirties as opposed to her teens. :0(