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Elfsorrow

The Legends of the Raven 1

Author: James Barclay   Series: The Legends of the Raven

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Heroic fantasy from the heir to David Gemmell - the first in an epic series.

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Heroic fantasy from the heir to David Gemmell - the first in an epic series.

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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...

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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”

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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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 has written two novellas. He is currently at work on his Elves trilogy, which began with ELVES: ONCE WALKED WITH GODS.

James Barclay lives in Teddington with his wife and two children. Find out more on his website, , or you can follow @barculator on Twitter.

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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 . . . '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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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...

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co | Gollancz
Published
13th November 2008
Pages
512
ISBN
9780575082779

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