Orígenes Helados

Path of the Ranger #11

by Pedro Urvi

Un misterio. Una gran amenaza. Un continente helado.

Las Panteras tendrá que afrontar una misión que no esperaban, una llena de peligros y misterios en un lugar al que no desean ir. Allí descubrirán una terrible amenaza y misterios enterrados en el hielo por el paso del tiempo.

¿Sobrevivirán las Panteras de las Nieves esta misión? ¿Qué misterios descubrirán enterrados en el hielo? ¿Aprenderán algo sobre sus orígenes?

Descúbrelo mientras vives aventuras fascinantes con un grupo de personajes únicos que te enamorarán.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Audiobook, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Spanish Literature, Adventure

400 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 15, 2021

About the author

Pedro Urvi is a bestselling fantasy author who some years ago began to write as an experiment. Without any deliberate intention on his part, the experiment in writing turned into a novel which went on growing until eventually it evolved into a saga. He is also a technologist with many years of experience working in the world of computer systems and cyber security. He has lived in the US, UK and Spain and worked all over Europe.
He is the author of three epic fantasy sagas: The Secret of the Golden Gods, The Ilenian Enigma, Path of the Ranger. It is currently working on a fourth one: Path of Dragons.
His other passion is reading. He defines himself as a fan of epic fantasy, science fiction and thrillers.

You can find him at:
mail: pedrourvi@pedrourvi.com
Facebook Author: https://www.facebook.com/PedroUrviAut...

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PedroUrvi


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Pedro Urvi es un escritor de fantasía, que un día hace unos años comenzó a escribir como un experimento. Sin él quererlo, el experimento narrativo se convirtió en una novela, que finalmente ha evolucionado hasta convertirse en una trilogía. También es un tecnólogo de Bilbao con muchos años de experiencia trabajando en el mundo de los sistemas de información y de la seguridad informática. Ha vivido en diferentes países: Estados Unidos, Inglaterra, España, y trabajado por toda Europa.
Es autor de tres exitosaa sagas de fantasía épica: Los Dioses Áureos, El Enigma de los Ilenios, El Sendero del Guadabosques. Ahora está trabajando en una cuarta saga; La Senda de los Dragones.
Su otra pasión es la lectura, se define como fan acérrimo de la fantasía épica, la ciencia ficción y el thriller. Otra de las actividades que le apasionan es salir a correr por la ría cerca del Guggenheim Bilbao, para escapar de sus ideas, imaginación, y sobre todo relajarse.

Me puedes encontrar en:
mail:pedrourvi@pedrourvi.com
Web: https://pedrourvi.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pedrourviautor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PedroUrvi

Reviews

[Jenny Schultz · Rating 1 out of 5]

Made characters stupid

Don't underestimate the intelligence of your readers. You have taken a good plot and characters and made them stupid. I'm mad at you. Engil who could be a king in further books you have reduced to only saying fascinating. All the characters and the whole plot. World has lost meaning. Makes no sense anymore. These have been good books but are just filled now. I'm on the next book but couldn't comment so went back. Now I would not be so mad if i didn't think you could do so much better. Maybe you should of ended the series before you lost interest in the story. You are a good writer. Loved the earlier books. But later ones are empty of content insight and any real feeling. Besides interest. A story. There is no story. Direction anything. You are talented. But you have to care air be interested in your books.

[Stela Ar-Feiniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primero que nada aclarar que la nota es un 3,5 de 5.
Ha sido una lectura amena y divertida, como todas las del Sendero hasta el momento, pero se nota que es un libro muy transicional en lo que lo verdaderamente relevante para la saga no ocurre hasta el final.

[Jason · Rating 2 out of 5]

So while I enjoy this overall series immensely, I feel that it is lacking character development that could be there… Nilsa specifically, her continuous stance on magic makes zero sense… Even if she wants to have a hesitancy to it, that makes sense given her history, but she has been around it to much to understand that it is all “filthy”. She has been around Lasgol way to much and cares about him way to deeply, understanding he has magic to continuous this ridiculous stance so staunchly…

[Javier Calle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una nueva aventura de las Panteras de las nieves en las cuales se ensancha un poco más el mundo creado por Pedro Urvi y abre la puerta a otras andanzas. Me ha gustado el poder ver matices diferentes.

[neillcowans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting

Each book gets more and more interesting!
The author has a veryvivid imagination,I must in fantasy books
A great read as usual!

[Merche Ojeda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me sorprende que siendo el libro 11 me guste tanto deseando ya leer el siguiente, atrapa

[John Mackey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, I've got to admit that Mr. Urvi did it again. He continues to put out excellent material. Book 11 wasn't any different as it had enough action and intrigue to keep things interesting right from the beginning with the chasing down of the rest of the Dark Rangers to go back to training at the shelter for more hopefully better-expanded training. But in the middle of their training, they got called into duty to head back up to the frozen north. where one of their friends and allies had kind of taken ill. Which at first I thought we would lose him. Lasgol also learned some things about his power as well and even what was keeping him from reaching his full potential as well as for taking down some very powerful enemies once and for all.

[Lakshmanan · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this gripping sequel, the panthers continues toward their journey on keeping the realm safe and being better rangers

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I love that lasgol got some understanding of his magic and that of camu, The journey is nice to read and feel with usual mocking from viggo, curiosity from egil, nervousness from gerd, acceptance from ingrid. It's a good read. Highly expecting the next book

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Panthers are back together.

I enjoyed seeing the Panthers back together. I love their interactions, loyalty, and love for each other. Camu and Ona are also prominent in the book. I wanted this book to continue. It was too.short. I'll have to wait for the next one to see how the enhanced specialist training goes and which specialities each panther obtains.

[Carol Riedesel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome Book!!

I loved this book! It was extremely exciting! It kept me reading, long into the night. I can’t wait for the next book..Kudos to the author!❤️

[Jamin Bothe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Also es wurde wirklich sehr nice! Die Story wurde in den meisten Aspekten vorangebracht und manche große Sachen stehen noch offen. Ich Fiebere mit was aus dem MC wird!

[Fernando Garrido Garrido · Rating 2 out of 5]

Me ha costado mucho. Pero mucho. Por cómo terminaba el anterior ya me imaginaba que este iba a ser flojito al tener que construir de nuevo la trama. Sin embargo, creo que todo sucede de forma precipitada y sin ningún control. Empiezan una historia y en dos páginas están en otra.

Hay cosas interesantes, pero creo que el hilo se está perdiendo a pasos grandes. A ver qué plantea en lo que queda porque si esto sigue así, será una pena.

[Marti Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

so so

many many incorrect word usages that could be fixed by a line edit. much tedious repetitive dialogue. periodic losses of plot and continuity that could be fit by structural editing.

At several places, I almost gave up, although the story is pretty good and the saga continues.

not sure if I will though.

[Eager Reader]

I believe that this is a transition book, so as some have not liked it, but I think it is for background for what is ahead. There are many directions now this series can take. Hopefully we will get more books on the way.

[Dick Strange · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repetative

To much of the same, not up to the previous books standard. I was getting bored with the story .

[John]

Sweet Revenge, and Cold Blooded Killing
The team is on a mission to round up the remaining dark rangers. The book dives right into the action with them, taking on a large in full of vagrant and miscreants, trying to sort out the ones who are legitimate dark rangers from more common law breakers.

From those captives, they find the location of a keep where the remaining and final contingent of dark rangers resides. Another clever plan and they put seeds to the key and eventually capture all of the dark rangers. Everyone gets a chance to utilize their expertise and skills.

Ingrid and Viggo’s relationship continues with fits and starts.

The team is sent to the Shelter to resume their training. There is an “improved learning system“ in place and they are the girst trainees. Heavy use of vague magics that allow them to train well beyond their normal endurance.

The training is a strange time, dilation combined with the trainers entering the minds of the trainees. It goes on for sometime and seems to be making good progress when things are interrupted by a sudden call to the capital.

The capitals city is be set by a harsh winter storm of some unknown magical origin. The team is called upon to journey to the ice continent and track down the cause of the storm and kill them. A renowned “ice witch“ Brenda is added to the team as she has the power to track magic back to its origin.

The journey to the ice continent is uneventful. After getting there, they are following Brenda‘s directions. A few minor encounters are avoided, then when they are pursued by a bigger group and all hope is lost, they finally are rescued by an old-guard ice mage who is an ostracized leader of his people currently himself on the run and hunted. He reveals an under-glacier maze of tunnels, chambers, and ultimately leads the group to a safe place. Then he assesses Camu’s situation and diagnosis a need to hibernate, and knows of a magic special place to take him.

The hidden sanctuary is apparently an under-glacier vast series of chambers where various huge, previously unknown ice creatures of various kinds come to hibernate, rest and rejuvenate. One who claims Camu is a kindred you, is huge, over 100’ long and wide. This creature inspects Camp, and agrees him to help him through a difficult first hibernation.

The rest of the crew returns with the shaman who rescued them. They continue to follow Brenda’s directions, discovering the source of the storms, and a huge ceremony attended by hundreds of various ice-continent denizens, all united against the Ranger’s home kingdom. The denizens are led by three individuals of the constituent races who were the same traitors who killed Lasgol’s mother traitorously (and also Egil’s brother). So killing them will also be sweet revenge, in addition to satisfying the desire of the king.

Egil hatches a clever plan, allies come together with the team to execute a multi-layered attack that is successful in taking out all of the enemies. The team returns home in a borrowed boat, leaving Camp behind as it’s unknown how long his hibernation will take. Weeks later Camu returns with new powers including being able to travel magically through the large pearls of which the team has discovered several. He can also manifest wings, cementing his draconic heritage.

[Eli López · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este ha sido sin duda un libro divertido y con muchos misterios, el mayor es que Camu no es un dragón y se pone triste por eso, por cierto, pero después se pone muy feliz por saber que es más que dragón y mucho más poderoso.
A las Panteras que ahora son también las Águilas Reales.
Su primera misión y una que logran con total éxito y es sin duda gracias a los planes excelentemente trazados por Egil, es capturar a todos los oscuros que quedaron y eso hacen.
La madre especialista Sigril pide permiso al rey que les condesa permiso para que el grupo se encamine al refugio para especializarse en maestrías para Egil, Nissa y Gerd que no tiene y Viggo, Astrid, Ingrid y Lasgol que ya son especialistas y poder someterse todos a experimentos que han ido desarrollando para que puedan tender varias especialidades.
Los 3 que no tiene se les da un medallón que con magia y magia se sanación desarrolla su cuerpo y los lleva al límite sin desfallecer y así en poco tiempo hasta Egil tiene muy buena constitución, aguante y fuerza y no se diga de la fuerza que desarrolló Gerd y lo ágil que se hizo Nilsa.
Para los especialistas les dan medallones que juntamente con magia y pociones los llevan a cada uno en un espacio dentro de su mente donde el tiempo es muchísimo más lento y les da tiempo para practicar y desarrollar lo que en 1semana lo hacen en 1/2 día, así van desarrollando poco a poco sus nuevas maestrías.
Cuando vuelven Egil, Nilsa y Gerd con músculos y muchísimo más en forma son convocados por el Rey.
Un viento infernal azota la capital de Norgana y los manda el rey a destruir al mago que la está invocando.
Cuando pisan continente helado Camu se enferma y no logra alcanzar su poder, y no saben que es lo que le pasa, se siente todo el tiempo muy cansado.
Encuentran a Asrael que los guía a la señora de los glaciares que le dice que tiene que ir Valle del Sosiego donde descansan las criaturas del hielo
Cuando llegan al valle se encuentran con Misha la familiar de Asrael y los guía a ver a un ser arcano y poderoso, cuando lo ven es igualito a Camu (Drokose) que le dice que Camu esta invernando pero que algo no está bien, un problema de nacimiento que intentará arreglar y se lo lleva, diciéndole que el proceso de invernacion se esta ocasión será corta pero que eventualmente será más largo en tiempo.
Así que ellos regresan a ver qué hacen con los magos que usando poderes de criaturas del hielo están creando la tormenta en Norgana, crean un plan junto con Asrael y la Señora de los glaciales y los arcanos, logrando derrotar (como siempre) a los traidores que le dieron muerte a la madre de Lasgol y al hermano de Egil, y lo hace Egil muy sorprendido por la nueva fuerza física que tiene, su puntería es muy buena solo necesitaba mejorar su fuerza física.
Cuando regresan a Norgana y al Refugio sin Camu, el aparece en la perla del refugio y ha cambiado en todo sentido, ha mudado escamas y está más grande y alto del tamaño de un caballo y tiene más poder y ahora tiene alas de hechas de su poder, por fiiiiiiin Camu ha cambiado!
La Señora de los Glaciares ha ayudado a Lasgol a crear una conexión con la desconexión que tenía el con su lago interior el lago que va creciendo todo el tiempo.

[Belu Elein · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comenzamos con la misión de las águilas reales que consta de atrapar a los miembros de los guardabosques oscuros, lo cual ha estado lleno de acción y no todos salieron tan bien librados. Una vez repuestos, son enviados al refugio para seguir con su entrenamiento, en donde son sometidos a una nueva forma de entrenamiento para mejorar y obtener más especialidades.

Sin embargo, reciben la orden de una nueva misión, y esa es ir al norte y terminar con quien está conjurando tormentas de nieve que están afectando a Norghana, apenas con el tiempo suficiente embarcan para su nueva aventura en compañía de una bruja llamada, Brenda. Con ella en el grupo tienen una ayuda ante la magia de los magos de hielo.

Sin embargo, al llegar, algo va mal con Camu, por lo que el grupo debe actuar con más cautela y averiguar que está sucediendo con él. Además de enfrentarse a su antiguo enemigo que no desiste, y es aquí cuando todo puede complicarse.

Para lo cual necesitan ser más que astutos y concretar bien los planes de Egil. Sin la ayuda de Camu, solo cuentan con Ona, además de una ayuda extra que encuentran en el camino, eso podría marcar solo un punto a su favor. Pues su enemigo está a nada de superarlos.

Sin decir más, solo puedo decir que la acción del inicio, y la parte final es la que me hacen darle una muy buena opinión. La narración es buena, la convivencia entre los miembros de las panteras es lo que te hace sentirte dentro de aventura, sobre todo porque no falta el carisma de Vigo. Algo que me gusto y destacaré, es que Gerd, Nilsa y Egil, se han llevado un buen avance como guardabosques esta vez.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold."

Lasgol and Egil have been patiently waiting for an opportunity for revenge against the ones who betrayed their loved ones.
Egil could do nothing to save his brother from a spear in the back, and Lasgol held his mother as she died after she was coldbloodedly killed the same way.
They may get their chance as the people of the ice once again attack Norghania.
This time with a terrible ice storm over the capital city that no one can survive.
Many died as the city was evacuated, without time to even gather supplies.
Many are suffering as they have nowhere to go, and must make do with whatever the army can scrounge up for them.
The king calls on his Royal Eagle team to break their training, go North once again and stop this attack and whoever is launching it.
Easier said than done!
They have help in the form of Brenda, A snow witch, and of course, Camu, and Lasgol's beautiful snow panther familiar.
Unfortunately, something is wrong with Camu that none of them have been able to figure out. He is constantly sleepy, and his magic is on the fritz.
Deeply worried, the team knows they are up against decidedly desperate odds on this mission.
It's going to take all of their skill and resilience, (and the help of some powerful friends), to have a chance to pull off a daring and dangerous attack on those causing the terrible storm.
They better hurry, before the enemy releases another storm on another major city!
Can they succeed once again, or will they finally be outmatched?
Read this awesome series and find out for yourself!

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Panthers are now the Royal Eagles tasked to find and eliminate the last scattered groups of Dark Rangers. It’s become harder since each group has little or no connection to the others and it’s taken them all over the land. When they have finally eliminated the last one, Gondabar has another challenge for them. They’re all being sent to the Ranger Shelter for further experimental specialist training under Sigrid which makes Lasgol very nervous.

But their training is interrupted by a magical emergency that sends them back into the frozen North. And even though they are short one of their members, they receive some strong magical allies to help fight. And there’s an amazing surprise at the end.

Their magically induced training is even more torturous that their basic and Specialty training was. I don’t know if I would have been willing to try it, but then I wouldn’t have passed the earlier training anyway. LOL.

Fave scenes: Getting Sigurd to talk, taking shelter in the cave, Nilsa waiting for Egil & Gerd, Brenda meeting Camu and the invisible ice slope.

[Juls · Rating 2 out of 5]

Este libro no me ha gustado tanto. Me parece que tiene una progresión demasiado lenta, se me ha hecho pesado de leer.
Aunque en parte me alegra la vuelta al Refugio porque me quedé con ganas de ver a Egil por allí en libros anteriores y todo lo que sería capaz de descubrir y teorizar, no me convence que hayan ido todos pues me parece que ralentiza bastante el desarrollo de la historia principal referente a Tremia y el reino.

Otro punto que me ha parecido bastante flojo en este libro y que ha venido arrastrando de libros anteriores son los diálogos entre Camu y Lasgol. No tienen importancia ni significado y se han vuelto sumamente repetitivos, cada vez que hablan se dicen lo mismo de siempre y de la misma manera. Creo que ya va siendo hora de que la dinámica o diálogos entre ambos evolucione.
Y sigue teniendo el mismo problema que los 10 libros anteriores: Nilsa. Sigue tan insulsa, aburrida y prescindible como siempre. Sigue sin aportar nada a la historia y sigue sin tener ninguna evolución como personaje.

[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

book felt repetitive in the beginning. Then exciting improvements began to happen for the lesser but important Snow Panthers. which I was happy for. Then later we finally get into the meat of the plot and the book title in the middle. Overall, it was another good plot. Had great moments and reveals and more past plots are done/avenged. Some heroes are finally stronger. Took 11 books but they are finally stronger. By other book standards the Main character would have gotten stronger by book 2 or 3 or 7th book compared to this series at book 11! Once again I'm at a crossroads with this series as another chapter closes and I have no idea what the next book could bring. From my POV there is one giant slowly plot left. and based on reading the next few book title's I doubt that plot will get headlined but gradually teased.

[Natalia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me duele poner esta puntuación en una saga que de 10 libros que llevo leyendo todos era de 5⭐️.

Había momentos que me han aburrido, o que no eran necesarios, o que han ido demasiado rápido para mi gusto…

Es verdad, que la acción y las batallas es principal protagonista, y eso me encanta. Egil ha perdido ese toque de intelectual y estratega que en los anteriores libros habíamos descubierto, y eso me ha dolido ya que era una característica que me enamoró de él, y en esta ocasión no se encontraba con tan estratega.

Con ganas de seguir para saber que ocurre con los Panteras (Águilas Reales ahora llamados), pero también con Camu y Ona.

[Trudy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another page turner!

After reading book 10 The Great Council, I did not expect book 11, Frozen Origins to take hold of me like it did! I feel as if I have been reading 24 hrs (not able to stop) because these Royal Rangers (Snow Panthers) adventures are just awesome! The mysteries with Camu’s illness and mission to solve the problems happening within the Kings domain, etc. Once again Book 11 packed with problems that kept me hanging on to every word! As you can tell by now, I love this series! Starting book 12 Dragon Spirit, oh yeah!

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Great Story

Pedro Urvi has done it again. This episode in the Path of the Ranger is one of the best he has written so far. Of course, the title has several layers of meaning. The search to understand those meanings is part of the fun in reading his books. Lasgol and Camu are joined by their friends on a mission for the king that turns personal. I recommend this book due to the great adventure and the development of the characters.

[Jeffrey López Dueñas · Rating 3 out of 5]

La primera parte de este libro me recuerda una serie anime donde el equipo de héroes tienen que entrenar para enfrentar a un enemigo más poderoso. La cámara del tiempo, el entrenamiento especial muy bien puede encontrarse en Dragón Ball, Bleach, Naruto y One Piece. La segunda parte recupera el ritmo y el tema normal, aunque hay cosas apresuradas o pobremente tratadas.
Espero que los próximos recuperen el ritmo

[tanya pozniansky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insane adventurous book! It is the best series I have ever read.

I really liked the action part of this book and how well it fits with the other books in its series. I recommend this book to 10-13 year olds. It is a very good book and I am glad that I read the whole series of 11 books.

[Charles Bush · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author doesn't understand the word irony

The author has been using the words irony and sarcasm much more of late, and it has become clear he has no idea what irony means. Most of the time when he uses it he actually means sarcasm, but sometimes its neither. He would do well to have someone who speaks English natively to proofread his work.

[Ossieu71 · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I’m willing to recommend this book I must disclose to you that I’ve read all 20 in the series. The last book is an unmitigated disaster. The author was clearly tired of the work and just gave up. You can enjoy the journey if you want but trust me when I tell you that you will be utterly devastated. I can’t get over it. I’ll never read another one of his books again. You have been warned

[Scott B Stillman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could not put it down

Book 11, and the author still continues to create riveting and entertaining stories with main characters who are so noble and big hearted. The story is original and unlike previous books. The characters continue to grow and become, even more interesting.
Thank you again for a fun read….