The first in a science-fiction trilogy traces the battle of three champions of the forces of the God of Light against Lord Faran Gaton, the terrible High Priest of the God of Darkness.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting fantasy yarn, but nothing amazing,
This review is from: The Forging of the Shadows: Book One of The Lightbringer Trilogy (Paperback)
The Forging of the Shadows is a reasonable read, with some occasional flashes of brilliance, interesting character snaps and diverting plot twists. But the narrative is a little dry and the overall plot is not unique. Fun to read if you like vampires and are not too picky about the storytelling - otherwise skip it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Concentrated action,
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This review is from: The Forging of the Shadows: Book One of The Lightbringer Trilogy (Paperback)
Imagine my amazement to find an entire fantasy novel taking place in the space of a single night! Johnson manages to cram the general amount of action in an "epic" fantasy taking place over months or years into a single night worth of narrative. The result? Concentrated action and a don't-you-dare-put-me-down book. The characters are engaging and suitably dark - Lord save me from perfect heroes - and really give the story that added depth. I loved it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sweet Book,
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This review is from: The Forging of the Shadows (The Lightbringer Trilogy, Book 1) (Paperback)
I first got this book when going on vaction, that night I didn't sleep because the story scared the ... out of me. But then the next day I picked it up again and read for 4 chapters and it was awesome. Oliver Johnson made this book unique, no other book I have read has used flashback and foreshadowing to tell the characters history like this one. I would recomend this book to anyone that loved fantasy.
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A mountain pass-the peaks above it were old, sloop- and bald, without a scrap of vegetation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
undead lord, greeting room, masked priest, leather armour, marsh air, temple square, more vampires, leech gatherer, skull mask, ashlar blocks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Oliver Johnson, High Priestess, Lord Faran, Jayal Illgill, Book of Light, Lower Town, Faran Gaton, Fire Mountains, Silver Way, Temple of Worms, Sanctuary Flame, Stick's Hole, Baron Illgill, Weebil's Inn, Book of Worms, Count Durian, Hangar Parang, Hearth Brethren, Hearth Fire, Lightbringer's Shrine, Black Chalice, Forgeholm Monastery, Superstition Mountain, Over Johnson, Shandering Plain New!
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A mountain pass-the peaks above it were old, sloop- and bald, without a scrap of vegetation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
undead lord, greeting room, masked priest, leather armour, marsh air, temple square, more vampires, leech gatherer, skull mask, ashlar blocks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Oliver Johnson, High Priestess, Lord Faran, Jayal Illgill, Book of Light, Lower Town, Faran Gaton, Fire Mountains, Silver Way, Temple of Worms, Sanctuary Flame, Stick's Hole, Baron Illgill, Weebil's Inn, Book of Worms, Count Durian, Hangar Parang, Hearth Brethren, Hearth Fire, Lightbringer's Shrine, Black Chalice, Forgeholm Monastery, Superstition Mountain, Over Johnson, Shandering Plain New!
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- Book of Light by Jewel J Johnson on 6 pages
- The Temple of Flame (Golden Dragon Fantasy Gamebooks) by Dave Morris on page 49, and page 84
- Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley in Front Matter
- The Nations of the Night (The Lightbringer Trilogy, Book 2) by Oliver Johnson in Back Matter
- Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1) by Jim Butcher in Back Matter
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- The Nations of the Night (The Lightbringer Trilogy, Book 2) by Oliver Johnson in Back Matter
- Into the Fire (Mithgar) by Dennis L. McKiernan in Back Matter
- The Skull of the World: Witches of Eileanan #5 by Kate Forsyth in Back Matter
- Guards of Haven: The Adventures of Hawk and Fisher by Simon R. Green in Back Matter
- Ragnarock (Shadowrun 38) by Stephen Kenson in Back Matter
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