Wind Rider's Oath

War God, Book 3

By: David Weber

Narrated by: Nick Sullivan

In The War God's Own, Bahzell had managed to stop a war by convincing Baron Tellian, leader of the Sothoii, to "surrender" to him, the War God's champion. Now, he has journeyed to the Sothoii Wind Plain to oversee the parole he granted to Tellian and his men, to represent the Order of Tomanak, the War God, and to be an ambassador for the hradani. What's more, the flying coursers of the Sothoii have accepted Bahzell as a wind rider-the first hradani wind rider in history. And since the wind riders are the elite of the elite among the Sothoii, Bahzell's ascension is as likely to stir resentment as respect. That combination of duties would have been enough to keep anyone busy-even a warrior prince like Bahzell-but additional complications are bubbling under the surface. The goddess Shigu, the Queen of Hell, is sowing dissension among the war maids of the Sothoii. The supporters of the deposed Sothoii noble who started the war are plotting to murder their new leige lord and frame Bahzell for the deed. Of course, those problems are all in a day's work for a champion of the War God. But what is Bahzell going to do about the fact that Baron Tellian's daughter, and heir to the realm, seems to be thinking that he is the only man - or hradani - for her?

©2004 David Weber (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

a nice series...but

I really love the characters, the humor, and the bro-mance, but the constantly going back and forth to cover all the bad guys gets to be to much after a while, especially in book three and four. by book four i gave up and started fast forwarding through the chapters that deal with how the bad guys think and what they plan. once you have covered their actions and beliefs, there's not much more than endless repetition; gloating about how clever they are and later consternation when the good guys come in and whack them. once you've gone through the process once or twice you basically know what they are going to say and do, and by book three and four its a worn out formula. over all an enjoyable series and i think the narrator did a great job. not a great story, (though it could be if they cut out all those villein chapters), but well worth the listen.

14 hours before the first sword is drawn.

I like the series. I do! However, this book had very little action compared to the first two. After listening to 14 hours, the main characters hadn't drawn their swords or traveled anywhere. A lot of political movement and discussion of a 14-year old girl's love for her parents and lamenting her station in life.

It just shows you what a great writer Weber is that I was able to stick to the end. I still love the series ... just hoping the next book has more action.

Fun book

The War God books are a great series. Just fun books with a great story.

Running the Gears

The reader is excellent, and like the author, only improves with each book in this series. Furthermore, all four books read like power shifting of a manual transmission; your head snaps back as each book accelerates past the previous novels; a very satisfying experience.

allways a a good read

What did you love best about Wind Rider's Oath?

i enjoy the depth of the story and the nuances that don't always end as you think they should answering some questions but not others and leaving us satisfied but still wanting more

What was one of the most memorable moments of Wind Rider's Oath?

the new champion interduction

Which character – as performed by Nick Sullivan – was your favorite?

bazell

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

against the dark

# 3 Good and I want more.

I'm a teacher, and it's my policy to NOT give any 100%s for work done by anyone especially me. ( I figure there's always room for improvement.) If you want to know more about what I think, check out the review for War Maids Choice. Thank you.

Can’t miss

Don’t know why never read series but really enjoyed audio Actually great as audiobook. Maybe even better than reading.

One of my favorites in the series

My only slight complaint is I did NOT imagine the Sothoii having the...Polish? accent the narrator gives them. Still, he’s got a great voice for Bahzell and I enjoyed the whole thing throughly!

A fantastic sequel.

As far as sequels go they do not get any better than this. Loved it tremendously. I can't wait to read the fourth book in the series.

Adventures of Heroes

This is an adventure that still features our favorite Hadrani, but it also pays attention to many other heroes and develops the overall story nicely. A solid entry in the series.