Elfsorrow: The Legends of the Raven 1

by James Barclay

Overview

Legends of the Raven: One

THE ELVES ARE DYING.

The rivalry between the four colleges of magic has brought misery and war to Balaia, and throughout it the Elves have remained apart. They have watched, aloof and untouched, from their homeland of Calaius as human dynasties came and went. Until now. Suddenly, the Elves are dying in their thousands, seemingly struck down at random.

Ilkar, an Elven mage, is uniquely placed to find the cause of this plague and put an end to it. For Ilkar is one of The Raven: a tiny mercenary band of warriors and mages, bound together by a vow stronger than blood. Over many years their prowess has become legendary. But like elves, even heroes are mortal ...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780575087583
Publisher:	Orion
Publication date:	12/01/2009
Series:	The Legends of the Raven
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

James Barclay is the author of the Chronicles of the Raven and Legends of the Raven series, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The Raven saga came to a conclusion with the stunning Ravensoul.

He also penned the epic fantasy duology The Ascendants of Estorea and completed an Elves trilogy: Elves: Once Walked With Gods, Elves: Rise of the Tai'Gethen and Elves: Beyond the Mists of Katura.

James Barclay lives in Teddington with his wife and two children.

Find out more on his website, www.jamesbarclay.com, or follow @barculator on Twitter.

Editorial Reviews

Sterling offers three British imports: James Barclay's latest heroic fantasy, Elfsorrow: Legends of the Raven, in which the elves must struggle with nothing less than the death of their race. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Known only as Ae, the last criminal in the universe, imprisoned in the center of a star, receives an offer of freedom for a price: the deaths of the 60 million inhabitants of a single planet-without destroying the planet. Ae accepts the offer and escapes captivity, traveling to numerous worlds on route to the target planet, relearning the necessary instincts for mass murder and attempting to discover the identity of those who planned the crime. The author of Salt and On creates a psychological tale that explores the nature of humanity's darkest motivations and provides a true cautionary tale concerning the limits of science and ethics. For large sf collections. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

A page-turning romp with engaging characters and bags of, often brutal, action. It is story telling at its very best: excellent entertainment—VECTOR

Truly excellent heroic fantasy—SFSITE.COM

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