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The Hob's Bargain

Patricia Briggs

Paperback | Pages: 281 pages

Rating: 3.98 | 8668 Users | 453 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Hob's Bargain
ISBN:	0441008135 (ISBN13: 9780441008131)
Edition Language:	English

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Beauty and The Beast

Hated and feared, magic was banished from the land. But now, freed from the spells of the wicked bloodmages, magic—both good and evil—returns. And Aren of Fallbrook feels her own power of sight strengthen and grow…

Overcome by visions of mayhem and murder, Aren vows to save her village from the ruthless raiders who have descended upon it—and killed her family. With the return of wildlings to the hills and forests, she strikes a bargain with the Hob, a magical, human-like creature imbued with the power of the mountains. But the Hob is the last of his kind. And he will exact a heavy price to defend the village—a price Aren herself must pay…

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Title	:	The Hob's Bargain
Author	:	Patricia Briggs
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 281 pages
Published	:	June 1st 2008 by Ace Books (first published 2001)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Romance. Fiction. Magic. Science Fiction Fantasy. Paranormal. High Fantasy

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Ratings: 3.98 From 8668 Users | 453 Reviews

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This was a loose mix between a Beauty and the Beast retelling and a story of the Fae in a traditional fairy tale style fantasy world. It had a bit of romance but was also a little dark at times. For hundreds of years the natural magic of the land has been suppressed by the blood mages. They hold a ruthless grip on magic. They kill any female showing signs of the gift and recruit or kill any male showing the sign. Aren of Fallbrook has been hiding her gift her whole life but when something breaks

A re-read.This is one of Briggs earlier novels, before the Mercy Thompson series, and its a stand-alone. Its a nice book with interesting characters, but I read it just after Moon Called, and the contrast was glaring. This book is much less mature. The heroes are less alive. The plot is less focused. The relationships are less realistic. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it but I would caution you: dont read it back to back with Briggs later novels, either Mercy Thompson or Alpha & Omega.

This was a lovely book. Although short, it was a full meal, rich with humor, magic, the struggle between good and evil, and a nice little romance.Aren was a great heroine. You see her go from meek and frightened to powerful and independent in her own right. Ms. Briggs excels at writing loveable characters who I care about, cheering along as they grow, and as they fight the good fight. She did a great job of showing Aren come into knowledge of her gifts, and I admired her ability to survive so

I really enjoyed this early Briggs outing. Her talent for fully fleshed-out characters is really starting to shine.The book begins on the last day of normal life for newly married farmer's wife Aren and her medieval/fantasy world village. In the first chapter she loses her entire family and the world as everyone knows it is gone. Aren had 'the sight', mostly feelings of dread accompanied by small visions that could only make sense in hindsight. It was a useless, torturous, and secret curse.

2.5 stars for The Hob's Bargain, written in 2001 by Patricia Briggs. Today she's a more reliable author, except her characters do sometimes bleed through (scroll to bottom). I love her Alpha & Omega series and also enjoy the Mercy Thompson series, including Moon Called. Main spoilers are taggedPlot: Set in Fallbrook, a small village in medieval Briton, The Hob's Bargain is light fantasy with a patina of romance. The village is under attack from raiders and other dangers. The heroine (Aren)

Third time reading this book. Just as good as the first two times! Oddly enough I noticed as I added a read date, read this the last time exactly 7years ago to the day.My second reading of this book. I enjoyed it as much as I did the first time. This is a stand alone fantasy. So if you need a little fantasy fix and don't want to get into something epic this is a great read. One of the things that I appreciate about this story is that it is not, in fact, epic. I get tired of every character being

In Aren's country you've got two choices if you have magical abilities: Either you become a blood mage - evil and mad sorcerers that draw on pain and misery - or you're used as fodder and die hideously. If you're a woman, the choice is made for you. That's why Aren guards the secret of her unreliable magical sight closely and lives as unobtrusively as possible. When a fight between blood mages wipes out whole provinces and destroys any semblance of order, the once dormant supernatural