Taming the Forest King
by Claudia J. Edwards

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Book Review: A Book That's Worth Finding
Summary: 4 Stars

This book is a nice blend of fantasy, supernatural and military elements, with a touch of romance to boot. The main character is Tevra who is a Colonel in the Light Cavalry of the Kingdom and who has been sent by the King as Viceroy to resolve the corruption in the misogynistic Forest Kingdom. She is accompanied by her brilliant second-in-command Hetwith, and is aided, strangely enough, by the deposed Forest King, Dard, who is also a wizard. Tevra is a person of high principles who's always defined herself by her military position. The story follows her attempts to familiarize herself with the ways of the Forest Kingdom and handle people and situations totally alien to her training, while dealing with treachery, corruption, rebels, and assasination attempts.

This isn't a massive book - Ms. Edwards was able to create this world and its inhabitants with deft precision. Tevra is slowly revealed to be a person who has triumphed over her origins by making her military career the be-all and end-all of her existence, somewhat to her detriment. As the book evolves, so does she, with the help of the two people she winds up depending on more than she wants.

This is the second book by Ms. Edwards that I've read, and I've enjoyed both of them. I've only found mention of four books written by her, all in the late 1980's, and biographic information about her is almost non-existent. Here's hoping that someday she resumes writing in this genre.

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