Elfsorrow: Legends of the Raven (GollanczF.) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Another action-packed adventure from the new master of fantasy launches Legends of The Raven, a new trilogy starring the cult heroes made famous in Chronicles of The Raven. The Raven travel to a new continent in search of mages to help the ruined college of Julatsa rebuild ...and find themselves in the midst of an ancient curse - a curse that has unleashed a plague that threatens to wipe out the elven race. Barclay excels with another tale that pitches The Raven against the clock and unseen foes. Full of desperate fights and secret betrayals the story also fills in more of Balaia's history and delves deeper into the ancient emnities between the colleges. Barclay has created a wonderfully appealing group of heroes and with every book their history grows and the land they live in becomes wider and richer. This is landmark fantasy in the making.

About the Author

James Barclay is our most successful UK fantasy author. Born in 1965 in Felixstowe he works as an advertising manager for a leading investment house in the city.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Gollancz (July 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0575073985
• ISBN-13: 978-0575073982
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,281,820 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars New Breed of Elf, November 14, 2008

By	Daniel Corliss "Dcor" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Elfsorrow: Legends of the Raven (Legends of the Raven 1) (Paperback)

This is solid writing from an author that I was previously ignorant of. Barclay puts interesting twists on classic fantasy archtypes while combining vivid imagery during action sequences to create a thrilling read. Great detail is afforded to the uses and limitations of magic and melee combat in tactical situations. Each of the characters depicted is a hero, but the group is legend. Possibly the most enticing of the long list of positives is the elves introduced in this novel. They are, without doubt, the most hardcore BAMF'in version of an elf I have ever encountered. These folk would take Tolkein's and anyone else's, close call with Salvatore's Dark Elves,to school and then some. Worth the read just to see what the little buggers can do.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Other Books, September 2, 2007

By	Blue Tyson "- http://freesf.blogspot.com" - See all my reviews

Too many elves are annoying, sure, but killing them all is just a tad extreme.


Barclay writes an entertaining sort of fantasy, and despite the horrendously cheesy title this is more of a Western or even jungle action tale in this book, as an all-out war has started between the colleges of magic, and some elven artifacts are desired by the most powerful of them. This leads the Raven into an action packed and deadly confrontation to try and prevent the death of a lot of pointy ears, including one of their own. Jungle wartime, it is.

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5.0 out of 5 stars So good, so sad..., January 2, 2004

By	Bandalk (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elfsorrow: Legends of the Raven (Paperback)

Wow!

I'm a 20 year old security guard so I'm no wimp, but I was seriously almost in tears at the end.

Read it, and you'll know why...

Awesome series.

P.S. Does anyone know anything about Shaun Hicks and his fantasy book "Army of five men"?... email me if you do