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War Maid's Choice
by David Weber

Barbarian Bahzell, originally an outsider to so-called civilization, has become the first hradani wind rider in history—a position that confers elite status within the territories of the powerful Sothoii. But certain very powerful and very nasty sorts are not at all happy about Bahzells' new status, and resentment stirs. Deadly resentment.

To complicate matters even further, Baron Tellian's daughter, the heir to the realm, is convinced that Bahzell is the only man—or hradani—for her. Yet Bahzell is no stranger to entanglements and threats, and his enemies are the ones who had best watch themselves. For they aren't just going up against any hradani barbarian, but a tried and proven champion of the War God Himself.

Published 7/1/2012
SKU: 9781451638356
Ebook Price: $9.99 
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1. George on 11/20/2012, said:

The first two books of this series were mediocre pulp fantasy; nothing amazing, but nothing terrible enough to stand out particularly. It took a downward turn at book 3, and in book 4 it went into a dive. Bahzell's become the classic DM-PC, for you tabletop gamers out there. A walking deus-ex-machina who casually obliterates every enemy he sees without seeming difficulty, heals everybody of everything, and gets the girl(that the 40ish year old hero fell for or whatnot when she was 14). The only interesting parts are the scenes where the villains are talking(since they're the only ones with characterization beyond charging and yelling Tomanak), but those are dragged out for far too long, and the interesting villain is deus-ex-machinaed away at the end of the book. If the author left out anything that could have possibly made this book any worse, it wasn't for lack of trying.
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2. Douglas on 11/8/2012, said:

Another great read. Really enjoyed the whole series and looking forward to reading them again.
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3. Stefan on 10/9/2012, said:

By far the weakest book of the series. A lot of talking, not enough action. The dialogue was often so bad and annoying that i found myself skipping ahead, which i normally never do! The climactic battle scene was a disappointment as well. Too bad because the Bahzell series started out great. This installment just seems phoned in.
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4. Stephen on 9/12/2012, said:

It's a good read. Little different in we get to see a lot of the thinking on the Dark side. I enjoyed it immensely. Weakest of the series? No I don't think so. However with any series that goes beyond a few books it has to get harder and harder to find a challenge for your ever triumphing heroes. Weber does an excellent job. Well worth the price!
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5. Jan on 8/21/2012, said:

Haven't we heard it all before? Okay, so the bad guys conspire against the good guys. And this time the bad guys are BIGGER than last time! Whoa! As Tony said, long passages where the agents of darkness painstakingly explains their clever plans with 8 'if's that needs to come true for the plans to bear fruit. Maybe I should stick to the Paksenarrion series by Elizabeth Moon.
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6. Tony on 8/3/2012, said:

I enjoyed it and want the series to continue, but there is no question that it is the weakest book of the series so far. I like nearly all of Weber's books, but War Maid's Choice unfortunately fell victim to the same problem as the later Harrington novels--far too many long infodump scenes where the villains sit around a table and explain their machinations to the reader.
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7. Matthew on 7/18/2012, said:

A lot of words, covering up the fact that there wasn't a lot of action. Most of the verbiage amounted to backstory and "color commentary" and failed to advance the plot at all.
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8. michael on 7/16/2012, said:

Can hardly wait for the next one!
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9. oliver on 7/12/2012, said:

I am a big fan of the series, but was terribly disappointed with this installment. Why? the plot lines were convoluted without being interesting, all the good guys had the same voice of understatement and teasing to one another (which went on for ever and was never very interesting), the final confrontations involved no strategy just focus and being the Champions (with a capital) that they are, the language was beyond purple at times and the pacing was poor. So I was quite disappointed. It is a shame as I enjoyed the earlier ones as being quite fun - also (spoiler alert) the whole Bahzell Leanna thing was too contrived and lacked any real history and it was all to predictable that like a god from a box that wencit would pop out just when he did.
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10. Jesse on 7/6/2012, said:

This was a great addition to the series, no question about that. My only criticism was that the climax seemed rather abrupt; I would have expected the Light and Dark to be more evenly matched, and the final battle a bit more drawn-out. For all the suspenseful build-up, the outcome portrays the Dark as ridiculously outmatched. Still, I am very much looking forward to the next installment.
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