The Call of the Sword (Chronicles of Hawklan) [Paperback]

Roger Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Series: Chronicles of Hawklan | Publication Date: April 3, 2007

Book One of the Chronicles of Hawklan. The castle of Anderras Darion has stood abandoned and majestic for as long as anyone can remember. Then, from out of the mountains, comes the healer, Hawklan - a man with no memory of the past - to take possession of the keep with his sole companion, Gavor. Across the country, the great fortress of Narsindalvak is a constant reminder of the victory won by the hero Ethriss in alliance with the three realms of Orthlund, Riddin and Fyorlund against the Dark Lord, Sumeral, hundreds of years before. But Rgoric, the ailing king of Fyorlund and protector of the peace, has fallen under the malign influence of the Lord Dan-Tor, and from the bleakness of Narsindal come ugly rumours. It is whispered that Mandrocs are abroad again and that the Dark Lord himself is stirring. And in the remote fastness of Anderras Darion, Hawklan feels deep within himself the echoes of an ancient power and the unknown, yet strangely familiar, call to arms...

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Bladud Books (April 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184319273X
• ISBN-13: 978-1843192732
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,572,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Start of an epic 4 book series, May 16, 2003

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K. Maxwell "katmax1" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Call of the Sword (The Chronicles of Hawklan, Book 1) (Paperback)

This is the first in a four book sequence by British author Roger Taylor called "The Chronicles of Hawklan". One night in the middle of a snowstorm, Hawklan arrives at the ancient sealed castle of Anderras Darion. He has no memory of his personal history or even his name. The locals of the village below the castle re-name him Hawklan and he finds he is a natural healer of great ability with a store of knowledge that he doesn't know the origins of.

The real story of this book starts with the arrival of a harmless looking tinker who sells goods to the village people. However, what he sells are not what they seem. This leads Hawklan on a quest to discover the source of the poison that has been sold to the people he loves, and it's the start of world changing events for everyone, with Hawklan as the unexpected catalyst.

This book is well paced and written and Hawklan and his friends are characters which grow on you with affection. However, this book is really only an introductory novel in some ways, but if you enjoy fantasy its well worth reading.

The other books in this series are:
The fall of Fyorlund
The Waking of Orthlund
Into Narsindal

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best fantasy series I have read, April 4, 2009

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KJ (Northern CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Call of the Sword (Kindle Edition)

I read the complete series of Chronicles of Hawklan a number of years ago. I couldn't put them down. I read one after the other. All of the books were excellent, with the exception of Whistler. For some reason, I struggled with that one. But all the rest were a very good read. Interesting characters and plot - a lot of action. It is an epic story that I thoroughly enjoyed and was sad when I read the last book. This series would make a great set of movies (if you are a LOTR fan, you will enjoy these books!)

1 The Call of the Sword (1988) (ISBN 1-84319-078-8)
2 The Fall of Fyorlund (1989) (ISBN 1-84319-111-3)
3 The Waking of Orthlund (1989) (ISBN 1-84319-139-3)
4 Into Narsindal (1990) (ISBN 1-84319-147-4)
5 Dream Finder (1991) (ISBN 1-84319-155-5)
6 Farnor (1992) (ISBN 1-84319-179-2)
7 Valderen (1993) (ISBN 1-84319-189-X)
8 Whistler (1994) (ISBN 1-84319-197-0)
9 Ibryen (1995)(ISBN 1-84319-216-0)
10 Arash-Felloren (1996) (ISBN 1-84319-224-1)
11 Caddoran (1998) (ISBN 1-84319-232-2)
12 The Return of the Sword (1999) (ISBN 1-84319-240-3)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars billient start to brillient epic, January 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Call of the Sword (The Chronicles of Hawklan, Book 1) (Paperback)

fantastic, shame you can't get it anymore