By Honor Betray'd is the third novel written in the original Mageworlds trilogy. At this time, however, it is the sixth of the series in internal chronological sequence, following Starpilot's Grave. In the previous book, the Magelords have taken Galcen, the marines have joined Jos Metada, Commodore Jervas Gil has pulled together the Mageworlds fleet at Ophel, Ari Rosselin-Metada has fled Admiral Vallant to Gyffer, Llannat Hyfid has brought her motley crew and the deathwing Night's-Beautiful-Daughter to Gyffer, and Beka Rosselin-Metada has declared herself as the new Domina of Lost Entibor and the focal point of the resistance. Moreover, Owen Rosselin-Metada has found Errec Ransome imprisoned by the Mages, has proven his mastery, and has to been told to retrieve his staff and claim the Guild Mastership.

In this novel, Grand Admiral Theio syn-Ricte sus-Airaalin tries to break Errec's defenses, but fails. At Gyffer, Ari and Llannat join with local defense forces against Admiral Vallant and the Mages. Within Infabede sector, Jos captures warships from Vallant and decides to attack Galcen. At Suivi Point, Beka incorporates the local RSF squadron into the resistance fleet, Tarveet of Pleyver takes out a treason contract against her, and Ignaceu LeSoit breaks several regulations, and the docks, getting Warhammer away from Contract Security. On Nammerin, Owen and his apprentice, Klea Santreny, take ship to Pleyver to fight Mages. At Waycross on Innish-Kyl, Commodore Gil negotiates with former privateers to form a fleet around his three capital ships.

The Grand Admiral knows that he has a little cleaning up to do, but believes that the war is almost won. However, the resistance is gathering. All these forces, Republic and Mage, are converging on Gyffer. Should be a slam-bang fight.

This concluding volume of the original trilogy certainly brought everything to a boil, but the final plot twist is a humdinger. Recommended for Mageworlds fans and anyone who enjoys stories of interstellar war and intrigue.

The grand finale; still more surprising twists, and I love the ending (which I won't spoil for you, but trust me, it'll make you go, "I saw that coming," and "Wha??" at the same time;) Also, you get to see a more vulnerable side to Owen for a change, which makes him seem more human, more understandable. In the end, I couldn't help but love most of the characters, including the villains!

Love the people and the action. Want more of the same.

I first read this series when I was still in grade school, back when the title's were the Prince's Players, Tournement and Tower and City By The Sea (does that make me old or what?) They were the only stories that I would read over and over and over and ---well you get the point. I loved reading about Randal, Lys and Walter,their story seem more realistic to me b/c the charcter's actually had consequences for their actions: like Randal's ever present scar from when he broke a majory wizardry rule in order to...(read the first one and find out) When they went out of print and my library sold them I was crushed (though I did find #2 and #3 at a used book store a year or two ago.) I'm glad that once more the series is back in print and other people can journey with the trio like I once did.

I bought the first of this series for my 8-year-old. After reading the first one myself I had to buy the others. I hope the fifth one comes out soon. If you like magic and adventure, you'll like this series--no matter what your age.

This book was originally published ten years ago under the title The Prince's Players. It hasn't lost any of its freshness or originality since its first publication. It was great then, both as a stand-alone book and as part of the series. (The Circle of Magic books tell one story from beginning to end if you read them in order.) All of them can be read by themselves, though, without losing the magic, the charm, and the characters.

I'm glad that these books are coming back into print, so another generation of kids can get their first taste of fantasy. There's lots hidden inside of them for older readers and more experienced fantasy readers too. This is a series that isn't just for kids.

Anyway, in this book Randal (the hero) learns more about what magic means, both to himself and to others. The overall thrust is of self-discovery, personal responsibility, and other positive values, told in the midst of an exciting action-packed adventure. Violence, spies, good twins, bad twins, and theatre all mixed, with the hero making choices that matter. Good book.

I loved this book! I took it out of my teachers library but didn't read it for a while. Once i did though, I couldn't stop.
I loved it so much that i stole it from my teacher. The carecters are very deatailed for such a short book.I especialy love the fact that its all about magic. It is a must read.

My sister bought me this book and it sat on my shelf for about 5 months. Once I finally began to read it I couldn't put it down. After I learned that it was part of a series of books I went out and bought them all. The reading and length of the book is very easy. A little to easy, at a junior high level, but sometimes I even go back and read the book again because the plot and characters were so finely constructed.

thing started! What started out as a simple camping out, turns into a nightmare! What's worse is that the local werewolf is taking names and his classmates are his victims. But something unexpected happens, and now the cocky hunter has an enemy he hadn't counted on. But which will be the winner in a battle to the Death? Plus learning to deal with being a werewolf isn't so easy either. There's new rules & stuff to learn about. Having a bloodthirsty, bad to the bone male werewolf around doesn't make things any easier. Add to that the fact he's after your friends, and you!

shilo is awsome it starts off he saves a kid and then goes to reel excitement

This is a great reference book for someone looking for information about the Ukraine. It includes two color maps, an excellent table of contents (easy to find what you need! ) and a lot of very informative tables. :-)

I thought Judgement night was a great book Doyle and MacDonald are very talented writers and I hope they write more sequels to the bad blood legacy.

Great book for business travelers. The only up to date book that I can find, give beneficial information that is very helpfull for your travel.

i loved this book. my brother stole it from his fifth grade teacher, and i borrowed it to read it. i didn't read any of the ones before it, but that's not important. the story was great! and the characters were wonderful. it is a small book, but the plot can get confusing at parts, but i figured it all out. i would recommend it to anyone to read again and again.

When I first started reading Knights Wyrd I found it somewhat interesting but not that great. It had some action and suspense but not a lot just mostley minor adventures. It appeared to be nothing more than a tale of wizards and warriors.
Then as I continued to around page 150-200 I could not put the book down. It bacame a tale of betrayal, friendship, loyalty, and facing your fears.

Knights Wyrd is very exciting. It catches the readers attention at every moment. Your eyes will never venture away from the pages. If you have children, I reccomend this book as a gift. When I read this book, I had to read at least 3 chapters at a time, before something even slightly boring happened. The reader left out all of the boring areas, and kept the exciting parts. The only flaw is that the book is a little too short for fast readers.

An entrancing plot filled with mystery and magic at every turn, this book is a must read for children who have ever fallen in love with the medieval ages. With wonderful description, this page turner is easy to read and yet a delightfully entertaining book