wyvernfriend
Written on Feb 21, 2015
The third instalment in the million-copy-selling Russian fantasy trilogy, The Chronicles of Siala
Shadow Harold, master thief, and his band of companions have reached the deep catacombs of Hrad Spein, where Harold must go in alone to face unknown horrors and retrieve the Horn that will save Siala. He is magically bound to the Key with which the dark elves sealed Hrad Spein, and the Master's servant, the sorceress Lafresa, is close behind him.
Harold and his companions must face H'san'kors, evil magic and the agents of the Nameless One, but unless they find the long-lost Horn darkness will overrun the realm of Valiostr. Harold's destiny is tied to the fate of the kingdom...
Praise for Alexey Pehov:
'Shadow Prowler is a fresh, exuberant take on territory that will be familiar to all fans of classic high fantasy. Alexey Pehov introduces a cast of charming, quirky, unsavory, even loathesome characters in a fast-paced, entertaining adventure'
Kevin J. Anderson
'It's not too often debut novels come with a legacy, but in this case it's a pretty impressive one...If this were an English novel, we'd be reaching for the rest of the trilogy right now' SFX Magazine
- ISBN10 0765324059
- ISBN13 9780765324054
- Publish Date 24 April 2012 (first published 12 April 2012)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tor Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 462
- Language English
Reviews
elysium
Written on May 28, 2012
Large part of the book is about Harold and his quest through Hrad Spein. It’s also called as Palaces of Bones and it’s very describing name... Creepy place!
I like Harold as the hero because he’s not your typical hero. Thieves are rarely called heroes but Harold is very likeable. And then there’s Kli-Kli, who wouldn’t like the jester? And speaking of jester, I totally didn’t see that coming! Even though I liked Harold my fav people were the elves. I wish there would have been more of them and I would have liked to learn more about their world and history.
As it is in war, we lose more characters and I understand that it belongs to war but how could you do that! And it was evil to do it so soon in the book! But we meet few people who I had totally forgotten about which was nice. I should have reread the first 2 books before this...
My only complaint is that the part in Hrad Spein could have been tiny bit shorter and the battle scenes in the end less jumpy. There were too many perspectives to the battle and from people we hadn’t meet before.
I enjoyed these books so much and I’m gonna miss this world. I hope more of his books gets translated because I’m reading those for sure!