Pigs Don't Fly

PIGS DON'T FLY: Mary Brown: Baen Pub. Enterprises: Fantasy: 370 pgs.

When her mother suddenly dies, Summer is put out of her home without anywhere to go. With only a few coins for her dowry and a ring left to her by the father she never met, she decides to leave her village in search of a husband. After setting out, she finds that the ring enables her to speak with animals, and she begins to collect a rag-tag group of strays and injured animals, as well as one stunningly handsome but unfortunately blind knight who has amnesia. Summer decides to help her charges find their homes, but along the way she discovers that things are not always as they first appear...

This book was definitely entertaining. It has a lot of classic elements of fantasy, but at the same time isn't quite as serious - it has more fun than epic drama. It was definitely enjoyable, though I didn't realize there was a sequel and I was a bit disappointed when I finished and there were still a couple of loose ends. But I don't think it will be hard to find motivation to read the sequel.

BHG