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| Original Title: | Blood Song ASIN B0070NSPCU |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Raven's Shadow #1 |
| Characters: | Vaelin Al Sorna, Caenis, Princess Lyrna, Lord Vernier, Master Sollis, King Janus, Aspect |
Anthony Ryan
Kindle Edition | Pages: 591 pages Rating: 4.44 | 67624 Users | 3821 Reviews
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“The Sixth Order wields the sword of justice and smites the enemies of the Faith and the Realm.”Vaelin Al Sorna was only a child of ten when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order. The Brothers of the Sixth Order are devoted to battle, and Vaelin will be trained and hardened to the austere, celibate, and dangerous life of a Warrior of the Faith. He has no family now save the Order.
Vaelin’s father was Battle Lord to King Janus, ruler of the unified realm. Vaelin’s rage at being deprived of his birthright and dropped at the doorstep of the Sixth Order like a foundling knows no bounds. He cherishes the memory of his mother, and what he will come to learn of her at the Order will confound him. His father, too, has motives that Vaelin will come to understand. But one truth overpowers all the rest: Vaelin Al Sorna is destined for a future he has yet to comprehend. A future that will alter not only the realm, but the world.
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| Title | : | Blood Song (Raven's Shadow #1) |
| Author | : | Anthony Ryan |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 591 pages |
| Published | : | January 22nd 2012 by Anthony Ryan (first published 2011) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Fiction. High Fantasy. Magic. Audiobook. Adult |
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Ratings: 4.44 From 67624 Users | 3821 ReviewsDiscuss Based On Books Blood Song (Raven's Shadow #1)
I won't lie, some small but undeniable part of me came to this book hoping to find fault. It would take a better man than me to watch Anthony Ryan's barnstorming success without a twinge of envy.Sadly I have to report that this is a very good book and deserves the five stars I've given it.Ryan writes well, he brings his world and characters to life with good description. It's as a story-teller he shines though, and a good story is always the keystone of a bestseller. Schools in fantasy books areI enjoyed Blood Song more then I thought I would. I was told book 2 would be a waste of time. Skip it an go to book 3. I'm more the half way done an
I'm going to put this on hold at 25%. Maybe I'll come back to it at a time when I can understand the 4.51 average rating. You know - a tiny 1% of those who read this book rated it 2 stars or less. Only 7% rated it 3 stars or less. As you're probably realizing, that means 93% either "really liked it" or thought "it was amazing". I can only conclude that my brain has been hijacked by something that doesn't appreciate amazing things.But let me at least try to explain myself. I'm not a big fan of
Blood Song is, perhaps, the greatest self-published story i have read in the past five years.To begin with, it features one of my two favorite fantasy schemes. A young protagonist apprentices himself to a magic military/faith monastery, and proceeds to become the greatest mage fighter the world has ever seen. But the general plot arc isn't the reason of this success. Everything else is.Anthony's debut is an addictive page-turner with compelling writing, interesting plots and sub-plots,
Almost everyone has high praise for this book, it's often cited as a favourite. It is also often compared to In the Name of the Wind, which I didn't like.I didn't particularly take to Blood Song although it seemed well written. I actually found it a bit slow and boring.
If you like your fantasy Rothfuss or Sanderson-style this is a great book for you. It's a meaty epic fantasy with a really strong main character. I was sucked in and definitely want to read the next one!
*** 4.25 ***A Buddy read with the Fantasy Buddy Reads Group, where Fantasy Rules!!! "... Knowledge is what shapes us, little brothers, he told them, for once his smile was absent, his tone entirely serious. It makes us who we are. What we know informs everything we do and every decision we make. ..." The young man who was Vaelin Al Sorna, entered the Sixth Order when he was eleven years old and by the time he was in his early twenties he was known by many names, Darkblade, The Young Hawk, the
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