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Through Kestrel's Eyes: Earth's Pendulum, Book Two: Earth's Pendulum Paperback – November 2, 2011

by Yvonne Hertzberger (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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Through Kestrel’s Eyes, the sequel to Back From Chaos in the Earth’s Pendulum trilogy begins seventeen years later. The peace that followed the end of the Red Plague is shattered when the lords of Gharn and Leith are toppled by traitors, throwing the land into chaosLiannis, the goddess Earth’s seer, her apprenticeship interrupted by the death of her mentor, must help restore the Balance. Until it is, Earth’s power is weakened, preventing Earth from sustaining the rains needed for good harvests. Drought and famine result.Liannis battles self-doubt and the lure of forbidden romance and deep loss as she faces tests that take her to the brink of her endurance. But Earth sends a kestrel that allows Liannis to see with her eyes and a white horse to carry her, both with the ability to mind-speak. Time is short. The people will starve if Earth cannot heal and the Balance cannot be restored.
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  1. Book 2 of 3
    Earth's Pendulum
  2. Print length
    302 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    November 2, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.76 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0987826026
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0987826022
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Yvonne Hertzberger is a native of the Netherlands who immigrated to Canada in 1950. She is an avid student of human behaviour, which gives her the insights she uses to develop the characters in her writing. Hertzberger came to writing late in life, hence the self-proclaimed label 'late bloomer'. Her first Old World Fantasy novel "Back From Chaos: Book One of Earth's Pendulum" was published in 2009. The second volume "Through Kestrel's Eyes" is available currently. The third book in the planned trilogy "The Dreamt Child" is now available and completes the trilogy. Hertzberger has contributions in "Indies Unlimited: 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology" and "Indies Unlimited: Tutorials and Tools for Prospering in a Digital World". She is a contributing author to Indies Unlimited.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yvonne Hertzberger (November 2, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0987826026
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0987826022
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.76 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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Yvonne Hertzberger is a native of the Netherlands who immigrated to Canada in 1950. She is an avid student of human behaviour, which gives her the insights she uses to develop the characters in her writing. Hertzberger came to writing late in life, hence the self-proclaimed label 'late bloomer'. She began writing at the 'old' age of 56.

Her first Old World Fantasy novel "Back From Chaos: Book One of Earth's Pendulum" was published in 2009. The second volume "Through Kestrel's Eyes" is available and the third and final volume The Dreamt Child is now published. Hertzberger has contributions in "Indies Unlimited: 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology" and "Indies Unlimited: Tutorials and Tools for Prospering in a Digital World".

She is a contributing author to Indies Unlimited.

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Denise
5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put it down
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2012
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As with the first book we have murder, romance, intrigue, a coup-de-etat and chapters that are really too short for this reader. Not only that, but I'm terribly mad at this book. Not that it was horrible, or badly written, or that it made me roll my eyes and curse any and all indie-writers. Far from it. Left field far from it.
This story rejoins our characters seventeen years later. Klast has since retired from his position as master spy and has a seer daughter, Liannis, with Brensa. Gaelen and Marja are older both with children of their own and Bargia and Catania are at peace with a good harvest. But, all is not well. In the kingdom of Liethe, there is unrest that quickly festers into a open wound that must be cleansed. The story is told from Lianna's point of view introducing new characters and new dangers that must be overcome to see the Earth restored to her natural Balance.
Again, another quick read that focuses on the characters, allowing the plot to build through them rather than the usual plot/character development seen in most books. Through them the reader is able to understand the world and the part she plays in the goings on of the books. A great story that had just one flaw.

It Sopranoed me.
Right in the middle of the damn plot.
Has Earth's balance been restored? What's going to happen to Merrist and Liannis (Klast's and Brensa's seer daughter)? What about Lieth, the demesne whose corrupted leader wound up getting his country infected with the Plague and burned to the ground? What's going to happen to it?
What about Brensa? I know what happens to Klast and I cried like a little kid.
These are the questions that must be answered, that have me hoping the third installment comes out rather quickly.
The wonderful thing about the series is it's just not about the characters driving the story. Earth, the Mother, is a living breathing thing, that feels pain and acts accordingly. If she is hurt, she cannot give. The people inhabiting her have to learn to live in harmony with her in order to ensure plentiful harvests. It's phenomenal the way the author weaves the story as an action/consequence. Aptly named, the `Earth's Pendulum' series is just that, a pendulum. If it swings in balance the Earth is at her best, loving and giving. But, knock the weight even gently, and the world falls into chaos.
It's a lesson wrapped up in a novel.
The author should be proud of her psychologically complex characters that are a joy to read and a world with a depth of her own, that is just as much human as those on two legs walking her surface.
I wait on pins and needles for the third book.
(I have to know what happens!)
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Mac
3.0 out of 5 stars Is that a tear in your eye?
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2013
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Ok, done with the second book and I stand by my assessment of the first book, this is a Fantasy of a Fantasy book, the second book is more for the younger crowed (ten-fifteen year olds).

The writing style is the only thing that kept me going as the plot and most of the characters were as thin as camomile tea!
This book (whole series) is meant as a "tearjerker", the plots are all written just to support the emotional exposure of the main character/characters.

Don't look for a well developed world or plots or even actions that one would expect from a Lord/Ladies of a royal house hold, its all just a back drop for the writing to express emotion and to draw out those tears from the reader.

Unless the author can develop a more "sensible" world and actions/plots of the characters in her stories, her books will remain in the realm of YA at best and at Y at worst (not necessarily a bad thing).

The writing is good, it kept me going, otherwise I would not have finished the book.

For a more serious plot with strong emotional underpinnings, I still highly recommend the "Muirwood" serious by Jeff Wheeler
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Bev Robitai
4.0 out of 5 stars A compelling read.
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2012
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It's been many years since I last read a fantasy novel but this one swept me into the story from the beginning, with a strong, simple, dramatic encounter that revealed the situation of the characters and the threads of the plot. The novel's world was revealed subtly in the course of the story - the mark of a skilled author - and the characters caught my sympathy with their finely-drawn interactions. Family bonds and a budding romance are the real strengths here, deep and believable, which made the tragic scene near the end even more emotionally harrowing. I enjoy writers who can make me laugh and cry with their tales, and especially ones who have a social message underlying their work. This is a delightful book on many levels and I look forward to reading the other two in the series.
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RG Bud Phelps
5.0 out of 5 stars Through Yvonne's Eyes
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2012
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My idea of a review may be different than others and rightfully so, each individual will review a book in their own style. I do not choose to review a book on its technical merits. I choose to review a book on the trip it takes me on. Yvonne took me on a trip to an imaginary land with imaginary customs and individuals. This is the 2nd book where Yvonne has taken me on a different trip. She has a skill to draw you in and even though the language is a bit different, you soon understand it and feel that it is totally natural. This story, Through Kestrel's Eyes, is about a remarkable person that has strange skills given to her to aid others in understanding what is going on in their world. Did I find it strange that she could mind speak to a kestrel or a horse or a fox, NO! The development of the characters is very well done, and once you meet them you will not forget their special characteristics. Who is Earth? I'll let you decide, but I feel you will know. The story was very relaxing to me and the love and or violence shown were both soft and understandable. Read this story to take a trip that was dreamed or thought up or whatever - Through Yvonne's Eyes. I laughed, smiled, frowned, and even shed a few tears as I was enjoying this trip. Read this book with the thought that you are going to be taken on a way different journey and then - just enjoy it! I know I did.
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Wendy
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2016
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Second book of a three book series, lives up to the first one.
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Ian Mathie
4.0 out of 5 stars Power struggles and tremendous human spirit
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2014
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This is the second volume of the Earth’s Pendulum trilogy, in which Yvonne Hertzberger continues her saga of The One Isle and the relationship between the sentient Earth and her inhabitants. Whilst the main story concerns deteriorating relations between demesnes, as weak Lords are overthrown and corrupt rebels face eviction by neighbouring Lords, there is again a secondary story exploring a servant maid’s recovery from a brutal rape and the long and tortuous process of learning once more to have trust in another person.
In this, Brensa emerges as a complex character whose previously comfortable life was destroyed by brutality, but who finds hope and eventual fulfilment through the patient persistence of another damaged soul. Between the stew pot of this and the political strife of the main story, Hertzberger introduces a new seer with greater powers than her predecessor. As Earth extends the distribution of special abilities, a special relationship emerges between Lianis and her hired helper, Merrist, which neatly extends the scope for the mother Earth’s involvement with her people whilst exploring the agonies the plant goes through as a result of people’s failings. It also provides a new and interesting mechanism for the author to explore the evolution of interpersonal relationships.
Through Kestrel’s Eyes can be read at a number of different levels, each equally intriguing and complimentary. At the same time, one wonders how Earth’s people can live on the somewhat bizarre diet Hertzberger describes, which consists principally of bread, cheese and honey cakes, with occasional meat stews and lubricated with copious quantities of ale and herbal tea. They must have had very robust digestive systems!
This is a good read, full of interest, written in an easily assimilated style, and ending in a good cliff hanger that leads on to the final volume of the trilogy.
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