The Highwayman (Journeys Book 1)

Nov 17, Byron Smith rated it liked it. Surprised that I enjoyed this Carona book so much. I mistakenly thought this was related to the Crimson Shadow series. Very unlike the forgotten realms books that we all know and love, but very Salvatoreish. Great character development is embedded in a rich plot. A low scale good vs evil book that makes the reader smile. No spoilers here, but a good book all the same. Yes, I plan the read the entire series now! Jul 20, Tasula rated it it was ok. This was a typical traditional fantasy- alternate history, with a new religion trying to supplant an old one, sending missionaries to the "beasts" to convert them.

Unfortunately, one missionary gets converted instead and tries to go back and spread the good word among his former monks.

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You can guess how well that worked out. The rest sort of seems like a Robin Hood tale. Anyway, I was not impressed and won't be reading any more Salvatore. Yet another disappointing book from Salvatore. I heard the main character described as a combination of Zoro and Robin Hood, unfortunately that's all he was.

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I enjoyed the initial section of the book, and the contrast between the paganish ways and the new church of Honce was interesting. Overall, not a very gripping story, and foregetable characters. I enjoyed this book; it was a nice and easy read. This is the first book in a four books series, I've read the second book in the series already and wanted to continue to explore. Onward to The Dame the third book in the series, I may look into reading the Demon War Saga later since they're based in the same world.

Apr 27, Wyatt rated it liked it Recommended to Wyatt by: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I like the action and the magical parts of it, but there were a few sexual references that I found a little disturbing.

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The story of a boy with an awful defect using magical stones to walk, talk, and fight with much strength to find out about his parents and all the other lies he lived in. Read the dead tree version. The plot was kind of dumb and predictable, but the book was still entertaining thanks to Salvatore's expertise in writing pulp fantasy action.

Still, it wasn't one of his better novels and I doubt I'll read the next in the series. Jan 30, Gabe rated it really liked it. Mar 25, Paul Highum rated it it was amazing Shelves: Bransen Garibond is the best character, the best hero R. Salvatore has written, and he created Drizzt Do-Urden. I generally enjoy R. As an author, Salvatore consistently delivers quality stories that are fun reads with engaging plots.

And, while this is my first visit to Corona, Salvatore hits pretty much all his signature notes with The Highwayman , which ends up being an enj Zorro of Corona! And, while this is my first visit to Corona, Salvatore hits pretty much all his signature notes with The Highwayman , which ends up being an enjoyable read, if not exactly wholly original.

The main character is an unabashed mix of Zorro and Jet Lee — and while the beginning of the book gets a little long in tooth as prologue to the main story — Salvatore weaves enough nuance to keep things interesting. The final third of the book certainly ratchets up the tension and kept me page-turning until the very end. Unfortunately, it was a disappointment. Milquetoast content at best. Oct 27, Mary rated it really liked it Shelves: After reading a few pages, I cast it aside in disgust. However, something inspired me to give it another chance - I finished it and am now about halfway through book 2 in this series.

I am tempted at times to throw 2 aside, but for now continue reading. Not sure what it is that has me so unsettled in my response to these books. They are swash-buckling, rip-roaring adventure stories, with a dec Rating: They are swash-buckling, rip-roaring adventure stories, with a decidedly unlikely hero, one who is profoundly crippled in his natural state.

However, with the intervention of a magic stone stolen from the priests of the Abellian religion, and his study of a religious tome painstakingly hand-copied by his martyred father during his stay with the mystics of the Jhesta Tu religion of the "barbarians" of the south, our spastic hero becomes supernaturally agile and under-takes a Robin Hood-like career. Both the story and the writing seem somewhat juvenile - and yet there is something in the setting of various religions at war against each other that leads one to reflect and question.

So for now I persevere. May 28, Geoff Battle rated it liked it. The Highwayman takes the reader back to the familiar surroundings of The Demon Wars trilogy. There is no requirement for the reader to have read any previous works, since this is a prequel. Salvatore's world of Corona is a land where religious factions are vying for followers and the common people are mercilessly used as fodder in war and city construction.

The Highwayman is the spawn of the evil actions of men, and this novel is the history of his creation, chronicling his parents lives and his The Highwayman takes the reader back to the familiar surroundings of The Demon Wars trilogy. The Highwayman is the spawn of the evil actions of men, and this novel is the history of his creation, chronicling his parents lives and his own past adolescence.

The narrative is well written and the scenario in which events are set against is captivating. The central theme itself is one of revenge, love and betrayal; themes which suit the fantasy genre well. However, for the plot to be cohesive Salvatore stretches plausibility until you doubt the viability of the central theme to the story.



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As a fantasy story it is not a run of the mill quest or war epic, and therefore I'd encourage fantasy readers to pick up Highwayman since it is refreshing. It's a shame that the transformation of characters within the book fail to keep your disbelief suspended. Jul 09, Milton Amado rated it really liked it. This is to build the characters and where it comes from, that is a tragic story. All this past is slow as it keeps building the character, half way through the book the interesting part and the pace picks up with more action and an interesting conclusion. Jan 02, Seth Kenlon rated it it was amazing Shelves: Such a great great book.

It reads like a swashbuckling adventure story from Edgar Rice Burroughs specifically, the Mad King or The Rider , but it's got no small amount of modern superhero vigilante, too. In addition to being an exciting adventure tale, it's an emotional roller coaster, and the ending is maddening. This is a great book. You need to read it. From a tabletop gamer nerd's perspective, the fantasy in this book is the stuff of a Core Rulebook incidentally, there is an RPG set in Cor Such a great great book.

From a tabletop gamer nerd's perspective, the fantasy in this book is the stuff of a Core Rulebook incidentally, there is an RPG set in Corona It's got magic and archetypes that make me want to see stat blocks. Swashbucklers and druids and monks and clergy and soul stones that unlock all kinds of cool range attacks. You won't be able to put it down. Jun 28, Jesse rated it it was amazing Shelves: Asides overuse of names being repeated, Salvatore has my attention drawn yet again to an interesting character.

The plot is a bit predictable, but not in a way that threw my interest off.

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He leaves me curious for the next adventure of the Highwayman. Despite the flaws, I'm giving five stars for yet another interesting read! May 06, Jason King rated it liked it. Let's see if I can count all the recycled ideas: Filed under Populism , Uncategorized. Tagged as Catherine Enns , highwaymen. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account.

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And by the time it was over Hair was shot down dead. And while a few of them came out of retirement after the ceremony and started painting again, eight of the original members are now deceased. And for all intents and purposes, the days of the Highwaymen are at an end. But the works they created will live on long after all of us are gone, perhaps even longer then the landscape itself. And forever we shall hail The Highwaymen.

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