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More Detail Information tags: religion, adventure, epic, epic fantasy, war, christianity, action, faith, fantasy
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An epic anticipation exploring themes of conflict, faithfulness and eremite faith. Vaelin Al Sorna, Brother of a Sixth Order, has been lerned from childhood to quarrel and kill in use to a Faith. He has warranted many names and roughly as many scars, appropriation an nauseous dog and a nasty equine in a process. Ensnared in an unfair fight by a aristocrat hexed of possibly stupidity or genius, Vaelin seeks to answer a doubt that will confirm a predestine of a Realm: …who is a one who waits?
Raven's Shadow is a initial volume in a new epic anticipation of war, amour and tested faith.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #38819 in eBooks
- Published on: 2012-01-21
- Released on: 2012-01-21
- Format: Kindle eBook
- Number of items: 1
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1 of 1 people found a following examination helpful.
Superbly created coming-of-age fantasy
By Fate
This book is in a category of a own. Engaging, fast-paced, an epic that doesn't swamp we down with a hundred opposite indicate of views or side story arcs.
The story itself follows that of Vaelin Al Sorna, a frightened immature child who grows adult to be a healthy innate personality and strategist, feared and reputable via a world. He reminded me of Inda from a Sherwood Smith books, unfailing from birth to be of good import to a realm, connected to his brothers by common hardships, denied compensation and service to perform his duty. Cunning and intelligent, with adequate care to travel a line between soldier and murderer, he fights with cruel potency to make a difference, to try and do a right thing when all it seems his actions accomplish is some-more suffering, all a while battling his possess middle demons and self-doubt. There are some clever themes present, of flourishing adult and of mislaid innocence, of scapegoat and of betraying your ethics and beliefs.
The structure of a book was suggestive of "The Name of a Wind" in that it's told from a viewpoint of a scribe/historian chronicling a deeds of a protagonist as he narrates his story in a present. This device does not detract from a story and mangle a immersion, rather it serves to set a stage for any uninterrupted apportionment of Vaelin's life, bringing a events that take place full circle; it does not in fact exhibit a plot, though usually adds to a suspense.
The world-building was solid. Never did we miss for any visible illustration of a lands discussed, magical/religious/cultural systems mentioned, or felt confused about how things came to be.
The fact that this huge book could be purchased for a cost of a soda astounds me. With such a high grade of essay and storytelling that kept me enchanted roughly a full day and a half, I'd have approaching it to have cost during slightest 10 times as most and come with a series of literary awards attached. It unequivocally is one of those books I'll substantially remember for a rest of my life.
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Ravens Shadow Book One: Blood Song
By plato
Never left a examination before. Was changed to do so by a superb peculiarity of this book. The story is epic, a characters well-drawn and memorable. The movement and brush of a story moves during a enthralling gait that compelled me to keep reading for a 3 days it took to finish a book. The operation of characters are roughly Dickensian in their ability to fascinate. we found a executive impression really good drawn and a genuine discovery, we am unfortunate to know how it turns out for him in destiny 'Blood Song' books. Vaelin Al Sorna is certainly a contingency for contingent dumping to a large screen? we found a shutting section really moving, and really constrained in that we direct a subsequent part immediately Mr Ryan! Thank you, an glorious read.
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If we don't have this book, buy it now.
By criticalmiss
One of a best books i have examination in a final few months, a clear buy for those lovers of a anticipation genre. First time i have put a examination adult for a book and it is entirely deserved.
Cannot wait for a sequel, will be cyber-stalking Mr Ryan for a foreseeable destiny to make certain i have it a impulse it is expelled :p
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