A luminary in SF literature, Robin Hobb continues her marvelous Soldier Boy trilogy with part two, Forest Mage. Nevare Burvelle offers survived major combat and is making a quick recovery from a disease plaguing his fellows in the King’s military. He also is convinced he is free from the Speck magic that kept him under its sway. Right now traveling home to rendezvous with his fiancEe, Nevare suffers haunting visions and shortly realizes that malicious magic still resides within him-and can be purpose on destroying everything he retains dear.