by Alexey Pehov
"This book is a very good example of russian epic fantasy bookI've read the russian version and I can't make a review of english translation Keep in mind that it's the first part of trilogyIt's highly recommended to read the whole trilogyIn the third book there are unexpected twists of plot and the ...
Shadow Harold, master thief, is called upon to find the Rainbow Horn which will help keep the Nameless One trapped.This is the first part of the adventure, introducing the characters and places in this well paced fantasy.Dry humour and interesting characters. An interesting take on Orcs and Elves, a...
Shadow Harold, master thief, is called upon to find the Rainbow Horn which will help keep the Nameless One trapped.This is the first part of the adventure, introducing the characters and places in this well paced fantasy.Dry humour and interesting characters. An interesting take on Orcs and Elves, a...
This one took me a long time to get into. In fact up to about 80 pages before the end I wasn't really planning to read the sequel, but somehow it crept up on me and I'm curious about Harold and what his future will be. It sounds like there's more to him than just thief and so curious about what's ...
This is the first book in a popular Russian fantasy serie. There were times that I regretted that I haven’t read Russian so I could have read the original edition. It started little slow but got better towards the end. Mainly because it took far too long to Harold to actually leave to the quest, but...
Shadow ProwlerThe Chronicles of Siala, book 1Genre: FantasyPublished: UK April 2010 Simon &SchusterPages: 400After centuries of calm, the Nameless One is stirring.An army is gathering; thousands of giants, ogres, and other creatures are joining forces from all across the Desolate Lands, united, for ...
First person is one of those things that seems really easy to write (after all, we all think in first person, and using “I” and “me” is all very natural to us) but in reality it is much more difficult to do well. As well as having to deal with issues such as a limited perspective, to me the real thi...