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Shadowmancer: Adult Edition (Paperback)

by G.P. Taylor (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 306 pages
  • Publisher: Faber Children's Books (5 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571222986
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571222988
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 252,108 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Shadowmancer takes you into a world of superstition, magic and witchcraft where nothing can be taken for granted, and the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself. Obadiah Demurral is a sorcerer who is seeking to control the highest power in the universe. He will stop at nothing. The only people in his way are Raphah, Kate, Thomas - and the mysterious Jacob Crane. Packed full of history, folklore and smuggling, this tale of their epic battle is full of suspense and danger. It is guaranteed to grab the attention and stretch imaginations to the limit.

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‘Shadowmancer' takes you into a world of superstition, magic and witchcraft where nothing can be taken for granted, and the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself.

Obadiah Demurral is a sorcerer who is seeking to control the highest power in the universe. He will stop at nothing. The only people in his way are Raphah, Kate, Thomas - and the mysterious Jacob Crane.

Packed full of history, folklore and smuggling, this tale of their epic battle is full of suspense and danger. It is guaranteed to grab the attention and stretch imaginations to the limit.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Bob's guide to Shadowmancer, 29 Aug 2004
By Robert Dixon (West Yorkshire, England) - See all my reviews
I am an avid reader of any book in the sci-fi, horror or fantasy genre. I took Shadowmancer from my local library to read during a holiday. The feeling is that you either love or hate the book. It does have a tendancy to lean on religious aspects, but as it is written by a man of the cloth (for whom that is the only way of life he knows) we should be forgiving. I am not a religious man and I read this book from cover to cover and enjoyed it. You can abide the overly heavy religious tone and enjoy the plot for what it is, the usual good versus evil battle. Sure it's not Harry Potter, or The Dark Tower, but for a quiet week, it filled the time up admirably. Not bad.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it or hate it?, 22 Nov 2004
This is a book you either love or hate. I loved it. It grabbed me, and I'm looking forward to the film.
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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing, 28 April 2004
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I began reading this book very predisposed to like it, but found itterribly disappointing. Having heard good reviews and comparisons to JKRowling and Philip Pullman, I plugged on til the end, hoping that it wouldget better, but it never did. While I could see that some children mightfind the story exciting because of the constant appearance of smugglers,trap doors, hidden tunnels and sliding wall panels, I can't see why thisbook could cross over into the adult market. I found the language stiltedand cliche-ridden and the Biblical allegories unimaginative andunilluminatingly obvious. It seemed like Taylor was trying to write aChristian book that would appeal to fantasy readers and Tolkien fans, butthe brazen allegory would have Tolkien turning in his grave. It startsrather obscurely, with lots of occultic references, and ends like aPentacostal revival meeting, but with none of its power because of theclumsy writing. Although the two child characters through the story aresupposed to grow into good Christians (sorry, followers of Riathamus),their development is forced. Here's an example of a key point in thedevelopment of Kate, a main character who has been completelyone-dimensional up to this point (and remains so, I think.):
"She had lost all the trust she had in [her father], in fact in everyone.Life with her father had never been easy. It was his drinking that hadalways been the problem. He would fly into a rage at the slightest thing,shout and scream and then break down in tears. For many years she hadthought it was her fault, that in some way she was responsible. Kate couldnever live up to his expectations, she could never be a child, never playgames. Her lot in life was to cook and clean, to sew and mend. These werehis demands. He wanted her to be a mother, a servant, but never adaughter. Tonight she had leant that he had been living a double life, andrealized that her father had been slowly poisoned by the death of hermother, the guilt, the pain, and now the deception. 'It's not my fault,it's not my fault,' she kept repeating under her breath as she thought ofher father and of how he had betrayed her."
Taylor is economical with his character development; he gets it over inone paragraph. The monsters/demons/scary things were also equallyunconvincing. Tolkien creates some great monsters, Taylor never even givesthem good descriptions or personalities, just piggybacks on what we knowof other beasties from other fantasy stories. And evil is equallyunconvincing and entirely unattractive. If someone wanted to recommendobviously Christian allegorical books to their kids, there are books outthere that are better written. While heavily borrowing from the Narniabooks, John White's Anthropos books ('The Tower of Geburah', 'The IronSceptre', etc ) are at least very readable, and the children's adventuresgradually lead to their inner development. And other, not overtlyChristian books can get kids thinking without resorting to churchylanguage and religious cliches, just changing names and adding bogeymen.
I admire Taylor's attempt to make a good, scary story, and he knows whichprops will appeal to readers, but I think he needs to keep writing andlearn to flesh out his characters and create a more subtle and convincingmanifestations of both good and evil. I hope he keeps at it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read
I am a fan of these type of novels but I find that with so many of them the characters are vague and you end up not knowing what is right from wrong. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2006 by Brian the G

1.0 out of 5 stars Lame and limp "Shadowmancer"
Take a cup full of "Harry Potter." Add a teaspoon of hokey religious thrillers, a sprinkling of Tolkien ripoffs, and a dash of the fantastical. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2005 by E. A Solinas

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I've read some terrible reviews of this book on Amazon, so I thought it was time for a good one. This is Taylor's first novel, and while it has some of the feeling of a first... Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2005 by Ms. Nadia Bashoo

1.0 out of 5 stars Preaching to the unconverted
Shadowmancer is simply the worst book I have read in many years. It could only have been written by a vicar: GPT is one, you know - and his characters speak like the clergy as... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2004 by Mr. Kevin Bennett

2.0 out of 5 stars Really bad
I started this book because I thought it would be in a similar vein as the Harry Potter novels. How wrong I was. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Read this and be suprised
Despite many adverse reviews, I bought this bookout of curiosity. I am pleased that I did !
This is a very good read, extremely unusual, and makes my walks in the Portuguese... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2004 by angelakruger

1.0 out of 5 stars Painful
I had read rave reviews of this book, and attracted by these I thought I would read it for myself. I found it an immense struggle to read as the plot seemed to be complete... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2004 by stuchop

4.0 out of 5 stars Shadowmancer
A thoroughly convincing read, full of suprises and twists. The atmosphere created is one of magic, suspence and razor-sharp imagery. The sequal is eagarly awaited.
Published on 14 May 2004 by Tom

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THIS BOOK GRABS YOUR ATTENTION THE MOMENT YOU START TO READ IT.A DARK ENTHRALLING NOVEL
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