An old favorite of mine is
The Deed of Paksenarrion trilogy by Elizabeth Moon.
Quote:
Complete at Last in a
Single Hardcover Volume
—the Finest Trilogy of
Epic Fantasy in a Decade
Paksenarrion, a simple sheepfarmer's daughter, yearns for a life of adventure and glory, such as was known to heroes in songs and story. At age seventeen she runs away from home to join a mercenary company and begins her epic life . . . Book One: Paks is trained as a mercenary, blooded, and introduced to the life of a soldier . . . and to the followers of Gird, the soldier's god. Book Two: Paks leaves the Duke's company to follow the path of Gird alone—and on her lonely quests encounters the other sentient races of her world. Book Three: Paks the warrior must learn to live with Paks the human. She undertakes a holy quest for a lost elven prince that brings the gods' wrath down on her and tests her very limits.
"Engrossing . . ." —Anne McCaffrey
"A tour de force . . ." —Jack McDevitt
"Worldbuilding in the grand tradition, background thought out to the last detail." —Judith Tarr
"Superlative . . ." —Booklist
"Brilliant . . . the excitement of high heroic adventure . . . will enchant the reader." —Bookwatch
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