Shadowheart : Legends of the Raven - Hardcover

James Barclay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0575073306 ISBN 13: 9780575073302

Publisher: Gollancz, 2003

Synopsis

The second of James Barclay's Legends of The Raven trilogy sees Barclay up the ante yet again and throw Balaia into a full blown war. Barclay has never been afraid of killing off favourite characters, but now in the latest of his blisteringly paced, all-action heroic fantasies he puts The Raven through a trial that all of them will be hard pressed to survive. Barclay has proved himself to be the most successful fantasy writer of his generation. With 200,000 copies in print, Chronicles and Legends of the Raven are building into landmark fantasy.

About this title

About the Author:

James Barclay is 36. He combines a writing career with working for an investment house in the City of London as a marketing manager.

From Publishers Weekly:

Picking up where he left off in November 2010's Elfsorrow, Barclay has no qualms about heaping more misery and catastrophe on his devastated creation. The world includes a complex and rational system of magic that requires the cooperation of mages. One of the colleges of magic uses the near-destruction of a rival as the impetus for a war that brings in all four colleges and leaves the world even more battered and chaotic than it already was thanks to a series of political wars. The Raven, a group of heroes trying to stop the destruction, is battered and damaged as well, its numbers greatly reduced. Frequent perspective shifts give a sense of urgency at the expense of allowing the reader to get fully invested in any single character. Battle scenes are well realized and varied, vital in a book consisting almost entirely of epic conflict. (Dec.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Gollancz
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0575073306
• ISBN 13: 9780575073302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432