She undertakes a holy quest for a lost elven prince that brings the gods’ wrath down on her and tests her very limits. Book Three: Paks the warrior must learn to live with Paks the human. Book Two: Paks leaves the Duke’s company to follow the path of Gird alone-and on her lonely quests encounters the other sentient races of her world. and to the followers of Gird, the soldier’s god. The three books included are Sheepfarmers Daughter, Divided Allegiance and Oath of Gold. The Deed of Paksenarrion was originally published in three volumes in 19 and as a single trade edition of that name in 1992 by Baen. Book One: Paks is trained as a mercenary, blooded, and introduced to the life of a soldier. The Deed of Paksenarrion is an epic fantasy saga by the American author Elizabeth Moon. At age seventeen she runs away from home to join a mercenary company and begins her epic life. The three books included are The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter, Divided Allegiance and Oath of Gold.įrom publisher Baen: “Paksenarrion, a simple sheepfarmer’s daughter, yearns for a life of adventure and glory, such as was known to heroes in songs and story.

The novel was originally published in three volumes in 19 and as a single trade edition of that name in 1992. Through her journeys and hardships she comes to realize that she has been gifted as a paladin. The story begins by introducing Paks as a headstrong girl of 18, who leaves her home (fleeing a marriage arranged by her father) to join a mercenary company. It takes place in a fictional medieval world comprised of kingdoms of humans, dwarves, and elves. The Deed of Paksenarrion revolves around the life of Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter, known as Paks.

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