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James Barclay
Paperback | Pages: 484 pages Rating: 3.9 | 1731 Users | 51 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Noonshade |
| ISBN: | 057507535X (ISBN13: 9780575075351) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chronicles of the Raven #2 |
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It took me an absolute age to read this. Not because i struggled with it, but because while i did enjoy Dawnthief, it didn't blow me away, and other books that i have been waiting for kept coming along.Noonshade was an enjoyable read and i did want to find out what happened to the Raven. Not that was necessary because although each book is in a series and Noonshade follows on immediately from Dawnthief, each book does come to a satisfactory conclusion. It shows perhaps that Barclay is confident enough with his characters and storytelling that he doesn't need a cliff-hanger to pull people back for more.
In some ways these books are fairly typical 'party of heroes with a magical quest' fodder but it is the way that Barclay writes, the attention to his characters and his original way of dealing with his action scenes that sets these books apart from much in the marketplace.
Where this differs from many fantasy books i have read is that it would be immediately recognisable to anybody that is or was a gamer. The way his characters are set up with their back stories reminded me very much of evening sat around a table doing character generation. Also the magic system is described and the way spells are utilised is very reminiscent of the magic systems used by many of the major fantasy games i played in my teens, right down to the spell names and the way spells are learned and deployed. Where Barclay really comes into his own are in the battles. I've never yet seen magic used i such a way in other works. Magicians are deployed in units or defensive (armour) and offensive (artillery) units working in conjunction with standard cavalry and infantry units is refreshing and somehow completely realistic.
I have the 3rd in the series and will read it. I've not been compelled by the series but i have certainly enjoyed what i have read. At least enough to finish the trilogy.
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| Title | : | Noonshade (Chronicles of the Raven #2) |
| Author | : | James Barclay |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 484 pages |
| Published | : | July 10th 2003 by Gollancz (first published 2001) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.9 From 1731 Users | 51 ReviewsCriticize Regarding Books Noonshade (Chronicles of the Raven #2)
Follows on directly from Dawnthief.It doesn't spend any time on a refresher, so if it's been a while since reading that book then it might be an idea to re-read that first.Even saying that, you soon get up to speed on who's who, and what their roles re.Following the casting of the Dawnthief spell, there is now a rip to the dragon dimension in the sky above Balaia. The Raven (a mixed group of fighters and wizards) have to travel there to fix it, or else the land will be invaded by dragons. TheIn the second installment of the Chronicles of the Raven, it shows the mercernaries mending the rip in their dimension caused from casting Dawnthief. This rip leads to the Dragon dimension, and if the Raven don't mend the rip in time the whol Balaia will be overrun with dragons intent on their dimensions destruction. Mean while the Wesman are still on thier mission to conquer the East, and bring downn the Mage Colleges, with their numbers so vast, even without the Wytch Lords help victory seems
RTC after reading the series....so awesome !
This was an absolutely wonderful follow up to Dawnthief. Its filled with plenty of fast paced, steel flying, blood spewing, magic slinging battles to keep the pages turning. I wanted to give this book five stars, but I could only give it four. While The Raven are the central point in the story, I found the other characters and their situations much more interesting: The Barrons Greese and Blackthorne; Stillian and the Protectors; General Darrick; and the Wesman Army. Dont get me wrong, I love
It took me an absolute age to read this. Not because i struggled with it, but because while i did enjoy Dawnthief, it didn't blow me away, and other books that i have been waiting for kept coming along.Noonshade was an enjoyable read and i did want to find out what happened to the Raven. Not that was necessary because although each book is in a series and Noonshade follows on immediately from Dawnthief, each book does come to a satisfactory conclusion. It shows perhaps that Barclay is confident
I LOVE this series! Book 2 was as good as the first if not better. I have book 3 as well as the following trilogy. (much to my dismay was completed at the closing of Borders) The one thing I want to point out is that it isn't for the faint of heart. People die, main characters included, it is dark and depressing at times and there is, not yet anyway, not any "happily ever after" in sight. I do not suspect there ever will be, but it adds a sense of realism to this series that I have come to
that really shouldn't have taken me as long to read as it did. I enjoyed the many different viewpoints we got including the fact we saw the bad guys side of things at times. plus getting to see how thraun sees and thinks as a wolf was great. I don't however like that the conclusion of the main problems came in the last chapter leaving little room for things to wind down (I know there are sequel but the summary seems like it's 5 years in the future so how does that help the lack of winding down
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