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"The large scale battles are detailed and exhilarating. Cry of the Newborn is a satisyingly self-contained fantasy blockbuster.. set against a more thoughtful, realistic background." (David Langford SFX )
"A novel of staggering scope and skilfull storytelling. The Cry of the Newborn is a massive and epic work and looks likely to (deservedly) cement Barclay's place amongst the UK's very best fantasy storytellers." (John Berlyne SF REVU ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"A novel of staggering scope and skilfull storytelling. The Cry of the Newborn is a massive and epic work and looks likely to (deservedly) cement Barclay's place amongst the UK's very best fantasy storytellers." (John Berlyne SF REVU ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
John Berlyne, SF REVU
"A novel of staggering scope and skilfull storytelling. The Cry of the Newborn is a massive and epic work and looks likely to (deservedly) cement Barclay's place amongst the UK's very best fantasy storytellers."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this as soon as it came out. I read the Raven novels with great enjoyment, so I had very high hopes for this.
I wasn't disappointed. It is a little slower in pace than Dawntheif at the beginning, but once it builds up the momentum, you cannot put it down. Again James Barclay has created a wonderfully visual and brilliantly imagined magic system, a set of characters beautifully realised, some you will love, others you will hate. Paul Jehred in particular is a blazing character :) utterly brilliant stuff.
I'm currently reading Shout for the Dead, which is continuing the series in excellent fashion.
I wasn't disappointed. It is a little slower in pace than Dawntheif at the beginning, but once it builds up the momentum, you cannot put it down. Again James Barclay has created a wonderfully visual and brilliantly imagined magic system, a set of characters beautifully realised, some you will love, others you will hate. Paul Jehred in particular is a blazing character :) utterly brilliant stuff.
I'm currently reading Shout for the Dead, which is continuing the series in excellent fashion.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i loved the raven series and was mortified when i finished the last of them, so i was really pleased when i heard about newborn. this was tempered slightly when i saw the size of it, its a monster! and for the first half of it i was
lost in a sea of funny names (for people and places) and alot of administrative detail that i found hard to digest. however i believe its all necessary and totally worth it. when it all 'kicks off' the story flys and the characters are so solid they might as well have been real people. the children are a little plodding as characters but they seem to be picking up with age. all in all i loved it, the battles are exquisite (as Barclay always are) im so looking forward to the sequel, cant believe its not out till september!
lost in a sea of funny names (for people and places) and alot of administrative detail that i found hard to digest. however i believe its all necessary and totally worth it. when it all 'kicks off' the story flys and the characters are so solid they might as well have been real people. the children are a little plodding as characters but they seem to be picking up with age. all in all i loved it, the battles are exquisite (as Barclay always are) im so looking forward to the sequel, cant believe its not out till september!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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After his highly entertaining Raven series, many of us were waiting this new series with eager anticipation.
This is set in a world where a Roman type empire is expanding and funding itself through taxation and the drafting of local armies. Very much the key elements are expansion, tax and religion. Into this world comes the birth of four children with exceptional powers that are at odds with the agreed religion of the empire.
This comes at a time where the empire over-expands and becomes involved in a war that they are on the verge of losing, the future of the empire is at stake! And what of the powers being wielded by the four children…?
This is a brave attempt by the author to move away from his Raven chronicles and to venture into new territories. I loved his Raven stuff and was really looking forward to this….
Initially I was quite depressed and frustrated, the story gets off to a very slow start and some of the hierarchy was confusing and over detailed. For 100 pages or so I thought the author had delivered a stinker but then suddenly it all kicked off and the story sucked me in. The story became exciting, the characters started to flesh out and the action became intense.
In the end I really enjoyed it and all credit to the author, it is another winner.
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I was a fan of chronicles of the raven but certainly it was nothing out of the ordinary in the sword and sorcery section of the fantasy genre. Read more
I was a fan of chronicles of the raven but certainly it was nothing out of the ordinary in the sword and sorcery section of the fantasy genre. Read more
Published 19 months ago by K. B. Haines
Cry of the newborn
Excellent read,after the first thirty pages the action is non-stop,original story line combined with excellent battle scenes.
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by W. Barrie
worth sticking with
i have to agree in part with the poorer reviews, this is not as fast or as witty as the raven books all of which i thought were great. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2009 by DanT
Too long
The main gripe I have with this book is that it is 800 pages long, the author could have comfortably covered the material needed within 400 pages. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2007 by R. S. Brar
Action-packed and enjoyable.
The mighty city of Estorr has expanded its power and influence over the surrounding kingdoms, forging over the course of 850 years a vast empire known as the Conquord. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2007 by A. Whitehead
Very good read!
Last winter, I received a friendly email from author James Barclay. He had just read my review of Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself and he wanted to know if I'd be interested in... Read more
Published on 28 July 2007 by Patrick St-Denis
Disappointing
I'm afraid I have to agree with the negative review below. I am another huge fan of the Chronicles of the Raven series, and eagerly awaited his new book. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2006 by Richard Taylor
Excellent
A much more polished book than the Raven series, deep and ambitious. It looks like James is doing with the Roman world what Martin did with the English mediaeval. Read more
Published on 13 April 2006 by Adam P. Wilden
roll on the next one
After the simple blood and gore plotlines of the raven books that i enjoyed so much i struggled with the first few pages of this book. I am glad that i kept with it. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2006 by D. Pockson
Oh no !!
Having read all the raven books I counted the days off for this book to come out.......the anticipation of a new book from one of my favourite authors kept me going........... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2006
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