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Warsworn Paperback – April 4 2006

by Elizabeth Vaughan (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 959 ratings
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Lara is the Warprize

A powerful healer, she has sworn an oath of loyalty to Keir the Warlord, and his people. Now the Warlord and his chosen mate face enemies within the tribe and danger lurks on every hand as they journey toward Keir's homeland.

When they reach a village marked with the warnings of the plague, Keir forbids Lara to heal the sick, commanding that she not risk her own life. But both Lara and Kier are strong of will and neither will bend easily, even for love; and when Lara disobeys, she pays the price: both she and Kier are plague-struck... and so is their entire encampment.

In the midst of the dying, Iften, a rival warrior, gathers his followers and challenges Keir for the right to rule their tribe. If Keir, weakened by the sickness, loses -- he dies.

And so does Lara.

To save her love, her life, and her adopted people, Lara must find a cure for the plague -- and fully embrace her sworn role as Warprize to her Warlord.
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  1. Book 2 of 6
    Chronicles of the Warlands
  2. Print length
    336 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Tor Paranormal Romance
  5. Publication date
    April 4 2006
  6. Dimensions
    10.8 x 2.54 x 17.15 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    0765352656
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0765352651
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In a fascinating sequel to Warprize (2005), Lara, the Queen of Xy, and Kier, warlord of the Firelanders, are on the way to his people's homeland. When scouts report that a walled village of the Xy has denied them entry, Kier and his troops are ready to annihilate the village. Lara intervenes, and discovers that a plague has killed nearly everyone inside. When she begins to sicken, Kier helps heal her. As the plague hits the entire army encampment, taking hundreds of lives, Kier's second conspires to displace him. Readers will be delighted to learn more of the customs of this unique civilization, and they will enjoy the growing love between Lara and Kier. It is refreshing for the conflict in a romance to eschew petty misunderstandings and present, instead, life-and-death situations through which together the hero and heroine become stronger. The emphasis is on the emotional rather than the physical in Vaughan's unusual and thoroughly enjoyable tale. Diana Tixier Herald
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"Keir is a hero to savor."--nationally bestselling author Claire Delacroix

"Vaughan's brawny barbarian romance re-creates the delicious feeling of adventure and the thrill of exploring mysterious cultures created by Robert E. Howard in his Conan books and makes for a satisfying escapist read with its enjoyable romance between a plucky, near-naked heroine and a truly heroic hero."--Booklist on Warprize

"The most entertaining book I've read all year."--All About Romance on Warprize

"Warprize is simply mesmerizing. The story is told flawlessly... Keir is a breathtaking hero; you will never look at a warlord the same way again."--ParaNormal Romance Reviews on Warprize

"Ms. Vaughan has written a wonderful fantasy introducing two memorable characters. The story is well-written and fast paced. Run to the bookstore and pick up this debut novel by Elizabeth Vaughan. You won't be disappointed by the touching relationship that grows between the Warlord and his Warprize."--A Romance Review on Warprize

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Paranormal Romance (April 4 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0765352656
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0765352651
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 159 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.8 x 2.54 x 17.15 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 959 ratings

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Elizabeth Vaughan

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Elizabeth A. Vaughan writes fantasy romance. Her first novel, Warprize, was re-released in April, 2011. You can learn more about her books at www.writeandrepeat.com.

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Sam C.
1.0 out of 5 stars Spoilers
Reviewed in Canada on January 11, 2024
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The whole premise of this book is outrageous and horrible. That a single woman who is supposed to be a healer would put hundreds (thousands?) of healthy people at risk and expose them to a plague just in case she could save a few? It defies belief, logic, and sanity. For whatever baffling reason, the author has decided to write Lara, the Warprize, as sooo compassionate that she puts absolutely everyone at risk. It paints Lara as selfish, self-righteous, arrogant and ignorant. I’m not exaggerating in how horrible and logic-defying this book is. Hundreds of people die because of her stupidity, including three main secondary characters. If it was me, I would despise looking at her and would spit at her feet. I don’t know how anyone can be expected to get through this book and have any respect for her. I skipped 3/4 of the book. In reading the original description, I thought it was a poor premise but I really enjoyed book 1 (although I thought her blind loyalty to her half-brother was equally stupid) and didn’t want to miss any key plot points on the way to book 3. Don’t bother. It’s a miserable book that will only enrage you. How any one person could be so stupid, I don’t know. And how she could forgive herself and happily continue with her life is even more disgusting.
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kir.readsbooks
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2021
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I liked the book. I found it to be very emotionally turbulent, and some parts seemed tediously long, however I still enjoyed it.
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Carrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Character driven epic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2020
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Volume 2 after 'Warprize', of teh trilogie (and now there's a prequel). It is a bit shorter, carries on the story from leaving her kingdom, learning the new culture and dealing with plague: A totally alien concept to the plains people. And we have a big cast of good and bad, well and deeply drawn. The characters are as ever the real draw to the story, there is no magic or easy answer, only hard work. And teh characters mostly have a well thought out development, growing and changing. All together it is engaging, rewarding and paced well, though without some of the frenetic (unreal) plot density of much modern pulp fiction. This is only fantasy in so far as it is not our earth, but it could as well be set as mongols vs chinese or goths vs romans. Magic is only something rumoured like a superstition.

Another success. RECOMMENDED
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Boubidou
5.0 out of 5 stars Very very good story
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017
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The author is very successful in her tell, to make me feel like I'm part of the story.
The characters are all well depicted.
The plot is thickening more and more Keir and Lara approached the plains... although the cause of their delay in this book is deathly serious. Also I must say it was a very high emotional one, and my eyes licked more than one.
However the author has a nack to know how to bring some very intense and emotional moments in middle of crisis, like hope and joy of life for those people, who are discovering for the first time an impressive but invisible enemy.
Very good sequel... already on my way to read the next one
Totally recommend
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Meghana
2.0 out of 5 stars Pages are old and brown
Reviewed in India on August 15, 2018
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Pages are sooo old and very brown in colour. Didnt like it. This is my favourite medival series . .
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2kkei
3.0 out of 5 stars Excessively angsty, and so deeply unsatisfying it hurts
Reviewed in Japan on January 20, 2019
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I honestly hoped to be able to give this book a higher review. I even thought I could dedicate a full star just for the letters from Simus... but that's just it. Those letters are literally the only enjoyable thing about this book, and there are very few of them...
This book deals with sickness and death for its entirety. It heavy, it's full of angst, and negative emotions I didn't want to experience. There is too much faceless death, and also death that hit too close to home.
I can't really say anything negative about the writing or world/character building.
It's just that the decisions that were made regarding the events and directions of this book are so very deeply unsatisfying, unreasonable, and hateful.
And the negativity goes on and on. Just as you think that it's about to let up, something bad happens again. And then again, but worse. And it continues in that manner all the way to the end. And even when you think something good is finally about to happen, someone prevents it. The characters that used to bring joy are mostly gone in one way or another. And there were many frustrating moments where much reasonable things could be done and said to stop more bad from happening, but they for some reason't weren't.
It feels as if the author was in a very dark place of mind, and then took it all out on this book and us, unsuspecting readers who thought we were reading a fantasy romance. Which is understandable, but not appreciated.
While I had already read the first book twice, and am likely to read it again sometime, I really don't think I will ever want to put myself through torture of reading this volume ever again. (Maybe only Simus's letters...)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in Australia on October 15, 2018
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I absolutely love, love, loved this series. It made me laugh and cry
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