This first book introduces us to the prophecy of the Firstborn, which determines the course of actions of the last remaining Cheysuli clan their drive to fulfill the prophecy takes us through the rest of the series. In so doing, she discovers her history and destiny, and in her adventures, finds a side to her character that she had not realised existed. It is about Alix, who suddenly finds herself joining an outlawed race who are considered sorcerers in her homeland. This is one of my all-time favourite series, and re-reading this first book after a long time, I still find it magical. ( First of 8 : Chronicles of the Cheysuli series. I'm going to have to figure out what to do about that. Unfortunately, I don't think I brought book 2 with me. I'm curious to see who stays and who goes as the plotline develops. This one is definitely setting us up for a much longer story. Fortunately there is at least one decapitation and our heroine ends up killing an evil sorcerer - but she's still far too pacifistic for the role she's given. The Cheysuli are branded barbarians and ruthless hunters and killers, but they are apparently noble craftsmen and people very much in tune with nature.

Far more time is spent on feelings of helplessness, jealousy and love triangles than is spent on either playful banter or on heroic deeds and dastardly magics. Obviously, this doesn't stick very well and she proceeds to fight her destiny and ends up fulfilling it despite her best intentions.Īs much as I hate to say it, it was pretty obvious this book was written by a woman. Her role in their culture is to repopulate their race.

While under their control, they determine that she is one of them by birth and so with them she must remain. Alix is a young lady just finding the joys of puppy love, when she and her crush as abducted by the Cheysuli - and outlawed and hunted race who are believed to be able to become animals.

Legacy of the Wolf by Jennifer Roberson