James Barclay
Paperback | Pages: 527 pages Rating: 3.64 | 3231 Users | 162 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Dawnthief |
| ISBN: | 0575075341 (ISBN13: 9780575075344) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chronicles of the Raven #1 |
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The Raven: six men and an elf, sword for hire in the wars that have torn apart Balaia. For years their loyalty has been only to themselves and their code.But, that time is over. The Wytch Lords have escaped and The Raven find themselves fighting for the Dark College of magic, searching for the location of Dawnthief. It is a spell created to end the world, and it must be cast if any of them are to survive.
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| Title | : | Dawnthief (Chronicles of the Raven #1) |
| Author | : | James Barclay |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 527 pages |
| Published | : | July 10th 2003 by Gollancz (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 3231 Users | 162 ReviewsCritique Of Books Dawnthief (Chronicles of the Raven #1)
I'm not sure what should have been done differently, but this book read more like the summary of a possible storyline than a real and completely developed story. Or maybe a fictionalized version of an RPG campaign. I've read and liked other books that appeared to use that formula.I just felt like it lurched from one event to another without much connection or much sense. Many of the scenes or ideas worked on their own, but the whole did not hold together.And there was no small amount ofBrilliant book. A little confusing at the beginning until you realise that The Raven is a group of people, but then, once you get past that, it's gripping. I couldn't put it down.There was one loose end left in the final chapter, which I suspect was intended as a hook for book 2, (or else he had another chapter planned which was discarded) but then he didn't really use it in book two (or hasn't yet - I haven't finished book 2 yet.)Thoroughly enjoyable fantasy story, though.
This is a debut novel, so perhaps the later books in the series get better, but Barclay engages in my absolute pet peeve: he switches point of view characters at what feels like random in the middle of a paragraph. Are there eight people present in this paragraph? Then you will need to be prepared for each of them to suddenly become the point of view character at some point in the paragraph because otherwise what is the point of them even being present? All this achieves is preventing us from
Dawnthief is a book that pulls me in two directions. On the one hand, I found myself enjoying the overarching story - it's a classic good vs evil affair with a few shades of grey thrown in with characters such as Denser. In addition, I love the detail that was added to the magic system. Barclay goes into the nitty-gritty of spell casting and it made me think of mages more as scientists than sages, something that I enjoyed. However, that being said, many of the characters are somewhat two
An interesting quest novel, along the vein of many of this style, with central characters who are portrayed in a very human way and many confrontations before the final victory. There will be more adventures, but this book ties up nice and tightly as a novel in it's own right, so if the reader didn't want to invest time in the rest of the trilogy, they are not forced into it.
Simply brilliant
This book is like a very good friend. You miss it when its not there anymore. Classic epic fantasy.
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