Elfsorrow: The Legends of the Raven 1

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 ...

From Publishers Weekly

Barclay uses complexly threaded plot lines to follow several heroes, villains, and ordinary people as they attempt to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the terrible war described in Barclay's Chronicles of the Raven trilogy. After the temple to the elven god Yniss is desecrated, a strange plague known as Elfsorrow begins to ravage the countryside. Led by the Unknown Warrior, the Raven, a group of mercenaries, works to save the elves. Meanwhile, antimagical forces led by Selik of the Black Wings are trying to convince the local barons that the common people have lost their trust in mages and the colleges of magic must be destroyed to save the world. Real enjoyment of this volume requires both familiarity with the previous trilogy and a commitment to reading future installments. (Nov.) (c) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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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

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Legends of the Raven: OneTHE ELVES ARE DYINGThe 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 . . .'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.COMwww.jamesbarclay.com

About the Author

Trained as an actor James Barclay now works in the city as an advertising manager. Born in 1965 in Suffolk he went to Sheffield City Polytechnic to study Electrical Engineering but quickly realised his mistake and switched to communications studies. He then moved to London where he lives now.

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