Highlander: The Path

Highlander #6

by Rebecca Neason

In The Path, published to tie-in with the fantasy adventure TV series Highlander, Scottish warrior Duncan McLeod meets the current Dalai Lama after having departed Tibet in 1781. He has to know whether the Dalai Lama remembers him or not.

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Ebooks, Media Tie In

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1997

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Duncan Macleod immortal and already 200 years old has had an interesting and violent life when he comes to Lhasa, home of the eight Dalai Lama. Duncan catches his attention and he receives personal Lectures and while discovering Lhasa he finds love. However a Ghurka invasion threatens peace and blocks Duncan’s path to enlightenment.
Late 20th century and Ritchie a young immortal has obtained tickets to a lecture by the fourteenth Dalai Lama and wants Duncan to come with him. Duncan is not looking forward to meeting the Dalai Lama who just might remember him through the reincarnations.

The format of the immortal offers a lot of space for history and it’s many key moments to receive insight, this book offers a lot of information about the Tibetan Buddhism. It also manages to make Duncan a more interesting person than before.
The tv show also had its episodes that were truly brilliant this book can be added to those, and is canon alongside the tv show.

Great reading and fine writing by Rebecca Neason, she has a good grasp of Buddhism and one Duncan Macleod. Definitely the book to read if you want to dip into the phenomenon.

[Degenerate Chemist]

I was absolutely obsessed with the Highlander TV series when I was in high school. I do remember wanting to read the tie in novels back then and never having the money for it. Honestly, if I have to choose between a TV show tie-in novel or literally any other book, I will choose the other book as a tie-in novel is pretty much always terrible.

Now that we have kindle and download services, I can sate my curiosity for only two bucks, which is about all I'm willing to spend on a bad novel based in a mediocre sci-fi show.

I made it 20% of the way through this book and quit. There is 30 year old fan fiction of this series that is better written, better researched, and overall just more fun to read. Ooh and it's free.

Now, off to skim through the next two dollar highlander tie in novel on my list.

[Heather Venard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Half the time I feel like the folks who write the Highlander books are historians who are just looking to get their own personal version of historical fanfiction out into the world. If you're interested in Tibet and some of its history, this is a fascinating read, but is definitely aged by no longer used terminology. It does give an interesting insight as well into the character of Duncan MacLeod, but beyond that... If you're looking for a true Highlander book, this may not be the right one for you.

[Josh Weil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great historical fiction is the tradition of Highlander, inserting Macleod into events that help as see his journey of maturity and growth, this time pairing him quite brilliantly with the Dalai Lama, an immortal of a different variety.

[Mirissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for nostalgia's sake but there were some really upsetting things in there.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this visit with the Dalai Lama. While not completely historically accurate, I liked the insight into Buddhism.

[Heather's Mum · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Path, written by Rebecca Neason, is the fifth Highlander novel. In Tibet, the Highlander sets foot on the path to enlightenment and peace with the Dalai Lama in 1781.
The evil Immortal Nasiradeen challenges Duncan's new found philosophy.
One of my favorites.

[Elise Ravenclaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the one I've enjoyed most out of the fours I've read based on the TV series.
Rebecca Neason has a clear style and it shows that she did some research. It is sad that we never got to see a flash back of this story on the show (Or at least I missed it).

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Most of the Highlander books are a bit weak. They are corporate creations more than individual creations. This one is mostly a tribute to the Dahlia Lama covered with a thin veneer of Highlander action. While I enjoy Buddhist philosophy the mixture was not great.

[bluetyson]

Highlander(TM): The Path (Highlander, No 5) by Rebecca Neason (1997)