Shadow Prowler
by:
Alexey Pehov (author)
After centuries of calm, the Nameless One is stirring.By next spring, or perhaps sooner, the Nameless One and his forces will be at the walls of the great city of Avendoom. Unless Shadow Harold, master thief, can find some way to stop them.But Harold isn’t alone. An Elfin princess, Miralissa,...
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After centuries of calm, the Nameless One is stirring.By next spring, or perhaps sooner, the Nameless One and his forces will be at the walls of the great city of Avendoom. Unless Shadow Harold, master thief, can find some way to stop them.But Harold isn’t alone. An Elfin princess, Miralissa, her entourage, ten Wild Hearts, the most experienced and dangerous fighters in their world, and the king’s court jester all join him in his quest. These companions will form a bond of friendship and honor that must carry them over a series of frightful obstacles before they can reach their goal: Hrad Spein, the mysterious Palaces of the Bones. Only there will they find the key to undoing the ancient curse that hangs over their world and ridding the land of the Nameless One forever.Reminiscent of Moorcock's Elric series, Shadow Prowler is the first work to be translated into English from Russian by the bestselling, new generation fantasy author Alexey Pehov.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780765363671 (0765363674)
Publish date: February 1st 2011
Publisher: Tor Fantasy
Pages no: 579
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Epic Fantasy,
Literature,
High Fantasy,
Cultural,
Russia,
Russian Literature,
Dark Fantasy
Series: Chronicles of Siala (#1)
"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...