- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (17 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575073314
- ISBN-13: 978-0575073319
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 888,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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EVENTS James will be appearing at Borders Oxford Street to sign copies of his book and read extracts from his novel on 14th July. He will be appearing inCrewe for the Barclay's Bank SF talk on 23rd July. And will be doing an event at Ottakar's in Milton Keynes on 24th July. Stock signings and requests have been requested by Ottakar's High Wycombe and Greenwich who will also be doing window display. Waterstones Leadenhall have also requested signed stock. INTERVIEWS BBC GLR have approached me re: interviewing James. Further radio interviews are being organised.
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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.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been a fan of Barclay's Raven ever since the first novel Dawnthief and have followed with keen interest the development of the characters as well as Barclay's writing style (improved significantly with each book).
This is his finest book yet, but new readers be warned - don't start here, this is not a novel you will enjoy as much without reading it's predecessors. For the full effect start at the beginning with Dawnthief, Noonshade and Nightchild, but if that is too much definitely read the 1st book in this series Elfsorrow.
Shadowheart picks up straight after Elfsorrow and the plot is relatively simple: The Dark College of Magic, Xetesk wants to do X (I will not spoil it for you), the Raven and the other colleges disagree, the Wesmen have their own ideas, add in a dying Dragon, Elves with a big score to settle, a Raven mage struggling to control the One Magic and the result is non-stop, page-turning action from start to finish which made me wonder which he would run out of first - Elves, Mages or the Raven themselves.
The characters are intense and believable, fighting against the odds for what they believe is right, whilst mourning a great loss. The writing is superb making it easy to visualise the action, hear the sounds of a frantic siege and smell the stench of magically burnt flesh (of which there is rather a lot). Coupled with emotional scenes when the Raven is stretched almost to breaking point, make this book a classic of fantasy fiction. I can't wait for the final installment in this trilogy
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Shadowheart continues the Raven saga in a well trodden path, battles, viscreal description, continual cliffhanger endings, pursuit, chases, magic and danger. The characters have developed beyond ciphers for the action, and although cursed with fantasy book albatros of silly names, seem likable and make agreeable companions. Having bought the first, I continued to read the rest in quick succession. They are undemanding, exciting, escapist, and although not expousing great insight into the human condition, provide a rollercoaster ride through another world. I can't wait for the next.
Format:Paperback
I am not really a fan of Barclay's writing style, but managed to slog my way through his books. To be honest I do not feel anything either way.
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Amazing!
A truly phenomenal book, an amazing piece of wriing, bordering on even Tolkien's works, congratulations to the author!
Published on 22 April 2010 by Dr. J. R. A. Moore
Getting thin on the ground.
That is the Raven are, having lost members. The core of the group are still there but the lost members aren't fully replaced as the events are happenning in a fairly short space... Read more
Published on 9 April 2008 by genejoke
Trailing Off.....
Having thoroughly enjoyed the other books i must say that i was dissapointed with this offering. Having killed off most of the original cast Barclay has replaced them with sub... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2004 by "catirifire"
Off to a slow start, but picks up later
Shadowhearts is actually the second book of the second trilogy, although the stories of the trilogies are so closely intertwined that it's hard to notice. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2003 by Anonym
Sub-Gemmel Derivative Trash
I've never read any of the other "Raven" books but after struggling through this amateur effort I'm very glad of this fact. Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2003
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