The Wayfarer Redemption: Book One (The Axis Trilogy, #1) (Wayfarer Redemption, #1)

by Sara Douglass

Faraday, a brave young woman, flees from the ice-lord Gorgrael in the company of Axis, the leader of the Axe-Wielders and the hated half-brother of her betrothed, Borneheld.

• ISBN10: 0765356163
• ISBN13: 9780765356161
• Publish Date: 27 June 2006 (first published 7 September 1998)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Tor Books
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 672
• Language: English

Reviews

[niamh]

Personally found this book difficult to get into, some parts are great, but I found myself forcing myself to read the book. I think if I had been maybe 12 /13years old and picking up this series, I would have loved it.
Can understand why people adore this series, but it wasn't 100% my thing and I won't be continuing with the sequels.

[pamela]

I still loved Battleaxe as much as the first day I read it. Is it cliched fantasy literature? Of course! There are ridiculously attractive people making stupid mistakes, with evil brothers who have to fight each other, a prophecy, and some star-crossed lovers. It's not groundbreaking. But it's so much fun to read!

Sara Douglass' descriptions are gloriously sumptuous. She's built a world the feels real, with its own religion, folklore, and populations with their own history and culture. Magic in her universe makes sense. It's not just there as a plot device but interweaves with every aspect of the fantasy setting.

“There is a winter ahead such as I think we cannot imagine, but remember that spring always follows.”

I was worried that I wouldn't like Battleaxe as much as the first time, but I shouldn't have been concerned. I still loved every trashy, fantastic second of it. I wish Douglass had gotten more recognition outside of Australia than she did.