Name: Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, Book 1)
ISBN: 9780671319649

Elizabeth Moon

Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, Book 1)

Paksenarrion defies her father's orders to marry the pig farmer down the road, instead, she's off to join the army. So her adventure begins - the adventure that transforms her into a hero chosen by the gods to restore a lost ruler to his throne.

Book 1: Deed of Paksenarrion Series

Sheepfarmer's Daughter

Lucia Correa

A re-read. This is the first book of a trilogy. An epic story of Paksenarrion (Paks), who runs away from her family to escape an arranged marriage to a pig farmer. She joins mercenary army and becomes a hero many times over.

I have the same problem I had the first time reading it - Her mercenary company travels throughout the book and for the life of me I could never picture in my head where they were. I dug out my old paperback that includes a map - (later I found it online) but it doesn't have enough detail. At least mark her home town.

Good book though. Eventually I'll read the second book, if I remember correctly was my favorite.

Pak senses her special destiny, disobeys her father's plans for her marriage, and sets off for the army, where her heroic restoration of a lost ruler to his throne will make her a legend