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| Original Title: | A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1) |
| ISBN: | 076534551X (ISBN13: 9780765345516) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Sword of Shadows #1 |
J.V. Jones
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 769 pages Rating: 3.87 | 8634 Users | 206 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows #1) |
| Author | : | J.V. Jones |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 769 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2005 by Tor Fantasy (first published March 1st 1999) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Fiction. High Fantasy |
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HIGH ADVENTURE ON THE SWORD EDGE OF DESTINYA Cavern of Black Ice is the first book in J.V. Jones's Sword of Shadow series
As a newborn Ash March was abandoned--left for dead at the foot of a frozen mountain. Found and raised by the Penthero Iss, the mighty Surlord of Spire Vanis, she has always known she is different. Terrible dreams plague her and sometimes in the darkness she hears dread voices from another world. Iss watches her as she grows to womanhood, eager to discover what powers his ward might possess. As his interest quickens, he sends his living blade, Marafice Eye, to guard her night and day.
Raif Sevrance, a young man of Clan Blackhail, also knows he is different, with uncanny abilities that distance him from the clan. But when he and his brother survive an ambush that plunges the entire Northern Territories into war, he yet seeks justice for his own . . . even if means he must forsake clan and kin.
Ash and Raif must learn to master their powers and accept their joint fate if they are to defeat an ancient prophecy and prevent the release of the pure evil known as the End Lords.
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Ratings: 3.87 From 8634 Users | 206 ReviewsDiscuss Of Books A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows #1)
This novel is at its best when weaving a tale of intrigue. All the characters are hiding secrets or discovering secrets about themselves. Its exciting to try and piece together all of the elements and understand all the motivations. Raifs moral dilemmas are compelling and complex. Where the novel fails for me is when the travelogue takes over. The long descriptions of nearly every geological feature the characters come across, the occasional history lessons surrounding all the rivers and clanA slow story full of winter and nice characters. It felt more like a big set up for the events that will follow but it didnt lack in emotions or action. There is much cruelty but not like in grimdark literature. It is more like a dark classic fantasy book. The prose and the mood is closer to the likes of Tad Williams or Robin Hobb. I liked the worldbuilding and the setting a lot. Especially the clans and the glimpses on the Sull race. Also the hints of the darkness that surfaces slowly and
I think J.V.Jones is an excellent writer. I love her writing voice and her vivid characters and complex plots. I really enjoy her books. I like the complexity of the world she created in A Cavern of Black Ice and I particularly like the arctic tundra setting. A very good epic fantasy read. I just wish there was not such a big time lag between the publication of her books.
If you like George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb's writing style then immerse in J.V. Jones's world of cold dread, dark adventure, and a gloom-and-doom atmosphere.J.V. Jones's writing is what drives the story-telling. Although slow paced at times to the point where it brings a dreamy narrative, Jones does a fantastic job bringing this world to life with its clans and cultures.To me, J.V. Jones is the godmother of grimdark. She writes gruesome scenes, survival realism, and hopeless characters. If
Thought it was time I read a series thats been staring at me for over a decade.JV Joness series (now up to Book Four, Watcher of the Dead, with Book Five currently being written) is initially set in a sub-Arctic-type world, with a culture and a subsistence lifestyle which made me think a la Inuit. Raif Sevrance is a young clansman with a secret magic power (the ability to guide, with his mind, arrows to the heart of a living thing) whose father and clan group are mysteriously murdered whilst
I think this is a very promising start to a fantasy series. The dynamics of the ice tribes or "clans" and the settled cities with their differing gods and beliefs was really interesting. I fell in love with most of the characters and my heart was almost ripped out by how cruel the author was to them. Very solid, very enjoyable. 4 stars.
I do think that if this series had been completed that it would reign alongside the current biggest names in the genre as one of the top five fantasy series of all times. I'm going to review as a series, rather than as an individual book. It's worth noting that if you've read previous works by Jones like The Barbed Coil or The Baker's Boy then Sword of Shadows is about twelve times better, and a clear leap up in terms of story telling.The thing that elevates Sword of Shadows above most other
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