The Shadow Eater (The Dominions of Irth, No 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Adam Lee (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Dominions of Irth, No 2 | Publication Date: March 1999

With the second volume of his acclaimed saga The Dominions of Irth, author Adam Lee reconfirms the stunning breadth and uniqueness of his vision and the extraordinary range of his storytelling prowess. Once, a hero rose up from the Dark Shore to aid a threatened dominion. It matters not that his courageous efforts helped to vanquish an all-devouring evil. Of sole importance is the wrath of a goddess -- whose unborn child has been poisoned by the stranger's presence -- and the power of her slumbering consort who, if awakened, will dissolve all worlds. Now all manner of beings and charmed creatures are allied in a single cause: to scour a vast and breathtaking empire of worlds in search of the one man who could doom eternity... and to return him across the Gulf to the place of his origin; to a realm of darkness, pain and dread sorcery...called Earth.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

In order to save the unborn child of the Lady of the Garden, an old gnome travels through the Bright Worlds in search of the creature of darkness whose presence threatens the dream of creation. Continuing the saga begun in The Dark Shore (LJ 4/15/97), Lee constructs an eerie universe of immeasurable beauty and terror peopled by unique interpretations of standard fantasy creatures. Light and darkness confront one another in a compelling work that spans multiple worlds. Suitable for large fantasy collections.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

Second volume of a projected fantasy trilogy following Lee's exceptional debut, The Dark Shore (1997). The Lady of the Garden, one of the godlike Nameless Ones, has used her magic to dream into existence the worlds of the Bright Shore. But now her unborn child's development is being inhibited by an intruder from the Dark Shore. If she can't locate and expel this shadow thing, she will waken her mad Consort, the dream will dissolve, and the Bright Shore will vanish. So she orders her servant, Old Ric, an ancient gnome, to find the intruder; Old Ric's companion, Asofel, a tremendously powerful Radiant One, will destroy the shadow presence. Unfortunately, Asofel, fretful and petulant, loathes the chilly gloom of the Bright Shore, and drops Old Ric at random. So, as he searches, Old Ric must acquire helpers: young Broydo, an aelf-counsellor, with his magic serpent-bone sword; Lara, a pathetic ghost from the Dark Shore; and former thief Dogbrick. The shadow they seek is Reece, the magus who destroyed the evil Dark Lord. But Reece himself is only a puppet of the villainous Duppy Hob, whose ambition is to rule the Bright Shore with his armies of maggot-dwarves, the Necklace of Souls, and his alliance with a malevolent ether-devil. Again, brilliantly imagined and often fascinating, but this time everything's overdone, from the convoluted plot and clotted backdrop to the horrendously overwrought prose and absurdly stilted dialogue. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Eos (Mm0; First Edition edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380806274
• ISBN-13: 978-0380806270
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,556,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Near Perfect, August 18, 1999

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Fosky Bob "human" (Vacaville, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shadow Eater (Dominions of Irth/Adam Lee, Bk 2) (Paperback)

The Shadow Eater was simply outstanding through the first 200 pages. I found myself hanging on every word.

Unfortunately the next 100 or so, though interesting, wasn't as good. Lee made the unusual choice of making The Dark Shore of the first novel into Earth. Perhaps I'm missing something (and that's very possible) but I don't see too many cacodemons in my city.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, but not as good as the first., June 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shadow Eater (Dominions of Irth/Adam Lee, Bk 2) (Paperback)

THis was a good read, but not as exciting( I thought) as The Dark Shore. I didn't live up tomy expectations.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Received book quick:), September 27, 2009

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