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Cry of the Newborn: The Ascendants of Estorea Book 1 (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)

by James Barclay (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 800 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz (20 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575076208
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575076204
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 468,836 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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."


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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 )
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good things come if you wait...!, 12 Jan 2006
By N. Brett (Wiltshire, England) - See all my reviews
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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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Epic and spectacular, 5 Mar 2007
By Mr. James A. Flinders "Barefoot Wanderer" (Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cry of the Newborn: The Ascendants of Estorea Book 1 (Gollancz S.F.) (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.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars roll on the next one, 17 Jan 2006
By D. Pockson "dan_pockson" (UK) - See all my reviews
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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. This is an excellent book and Barclay has weaved a much more complex and mature story that is the best that i have read in this genre for some time. Roll on the next installment!
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3.0 out of 5 stars 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 4 months ago by DanT

3.0 out of 5 stars 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
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4.0 out of 5 stars Action-packed and enjoyable.
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Published on 15 Sep 2007 by A. Whitehead

4.0 out of 5 stars 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 Jul 2007 by Patrick St-Denis

1.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic! but i am biased
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. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2006 by Ms. K. Elworthy

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

2.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This is far different from Barclays Raven books, is it better??
Well he is a better writer now he has a few books under his belt. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2005 by genejoke

5.0 out of 5 stars Big book Big story
If you have read Barclay's fantastic Raven books be pleased to know this is not a Raven rewrite, its better. Read more
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