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The elves have fled to Calius, seeking to escape the overwhelming power of the demonic Garonin. A desperate last stand in their own dimension saved the race, at the cost of 100,000 elves lost to the Garonin. The elf who led that fight, Takaar, is blamed for the losses and has gone into hiding. Now the weakened elf race is tearing itself apart in civil war, human mercenaries have arrived in Calius and are ripping the continent apart. Only one elf can unite the elves. And only one elf believes in him. A young warrior named Auum sets out to bring back the shamed hero and save the elven race. James Barclay's ELVES trilogy will tell the whole story of his immortal elven race, and will appeal to all fans of Tolkien and fantasy - this is a uniquely entertaining take on a fantasy staple perfect to bring new readers to Barclay. And old readers of James Barclay will welcome a return to one of their favourite creations and will also love seeing one of their favourite characters again - the Tai Gethan warriror Auum destined to be one of the Raven.
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James Barclay wurde 1965 in Suffolk geboren. Er begeisterte er sich früh für Fantasy-Literatur und begann bereits mit dreizehn Jahren, die ersten eigenen Geschichten zu schreiben. Nach seinem Abschluss in Kommunikationswissenschaften besuchte Barclay eine Schauspielschule in London, entschied sich dann aber gegen eine Bühnenkarriere. James Barclay lebt mit seiner Lebensgefährtin in Barnes, England.
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Slow start but then soars...
30. August 2010
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Not an easy one to get into this, but once you settle into it, it moves like lightening.
The author does not help the reader by failing to position this with his readers who may, or may not have read his excellent Raven series. So I'll try, and I am sure if I get anything wrong someone will jump in and correct me.
Takkar is a hero of the Elves and the fearless leader of the TaiGethan (think ninja warrior Elves) and as he and his warriors are defending a portal from their world to the world of Balaia his courage fails and he breaks, leaving thousands of Elves to their fate.
In Balaia Takkar goes into shameful exile and the Elves build up their society, sharing a world with humans that they keep well away from in the forest. Shunt forward about a thousand years and the caste system (known as threads) is breaking down and treacherous Elves bring humans in to help defend their Thread as the superior one. Violent civil was breaks out and the Elven race is now at the brink of extinction, maybe the long exiled Takkar can help, but the immortal Elf is dealing with his shame in exile....
That's kind of where the book starts and I was confused at first putting the situation and the timelines into context. At this point in their history the Elves have no magic so when they encounter human mages with powerful spells, the fighting skills of the TaiGethan may not be enough.
The majority of this book is about the battle for the Elf city of Calaius, taken over by humans and defended by sword and magic as the Elves struggle to fight back amongst their own mistrust and treachery.
I almost went three stars with this, the Elven race fell apart too quickly, the contextual confusion, but Barclay has considerable skill in his dialogue and his action and you soon forget early concerns as you are swept into the pulsating story you would expect from James Barclay. I certainly ended it hungry for more and seeking the next instalment.
There is no need to have read anything else by James Barclay to read this, and in a strange way you might enjoy it more if you haven't as the timelines will not confuse you.
The author does not help the reader by failing to position this with his readers who may, or may not have read his excellent Raven series. So I'll try, and I am sure if I get anything wrong someone will jump in and correct me.
Takkar is a hero of the Elves and the fearless leader of the TaiGethan (think ninja warrior Elves) and as he and his warriors are defending a portal from their world to the world of Balaia his courage fails and he breaks, leaving thousands of Elves to their fate.
In Balaia Takkar goes into shameful exile and the Elves build up their society, sharing a world with humans that they keep well away from in the forest. Shunt forward about a thousand years and the caste system (known as threads) is breaking down and treacherous Elves bring humans in to help defend their Thread as the superior one. Violent civil was breaks out and the Elven race is now at the brink of extinction, maybe the long exiled Takkar can help, but the immortal Elf is dealing with his shame in exile....
That's kind of where the book starts and I was confused at first putting the situation and the timelines into context. At this point in their history the Elves have no magic so when they encounter human mages with powerful spells, the fighting skills of the TaiGethan may not be enough.
The majority of this book is about the battle for the Elf city of Calaius, taken over by humans and defended by sword and magic as the Elves struggle to fight back amongst their own mistrust and treachery.
I almost went three stars with this, the Elven race fell apart too quickly, the contextual confusion, but Barclay has considerable skill in his dialogue and his action and you soon forget early concerns as you are swept into the pulsating story you would expect from James Barclay. I certainly ended it hungry for more and seeking the next instalment.
There is no need to have read anything else by James Barclay to read this, and in a strange way you might enjoy it more if you haven't as the timelines will not confuse you.
a different kind of elf
30. März 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
The first book in what promises to be a breathtaking series by Mister James Barclay crossed my desk today. That is, it entered from one direction, was consumed quicker than a hobbit by a dragon and then exited stage left.
And how was it?
It was a bitey snack of much goodness!
I've read Mister Barclay before. Huzzah! Finally an author I've read before. I read Dawnthief and Noonshade. A long long time ago in a Bookstore far far away. I enjoyed them, too. I never got around to the third, though, because he's not an author who seems to be floating in every bookshop. And I hope with this book, that will all change.
Elves. We've all read about them. A pansy race of limp-wristed long-haired girly men with an obsession for long words ending in lannanon and the like. Plenty of hippy environmentalism and the use of bows. What else? Beautiful skin and the grace of dancers. Pretty things with pretty tongues and squeaky clean. Yes. We've all read about elves.
But it seems Mister Barclay has read about them too. And he didn't quite like what he read. Or, at the very least, he saw room for improvement. And improve he did. Mister Barclay's elves are homicidal, ruthless, and seem about as environmentally friendly as a styrofoam cup.
Plotwise, it's a simple one (thank the gods) and is made shiny and fresh by the wonderful weaving of the characters at the deftly professional hand of Mister Barclay. One of the finest examples is the subtle shifting of power which glides through the novel. As those who seem in power, lose it, and those who seem not to be, gain it. It's an intriguing story, really. You could mistake it for being too simple because of the endless action sequences, but when you think about it at the end, it was actually extremely well told. It was a complicated plot told in a simple style and manner which was so impressive because it again underlines the argument I've been making lately that we need more of these character-driven fantasy novels. Ones which aren't bogged down in endless world-creation and thousands of pages of faux-mythology and randomly generated in-story legends. This reads like an epic novel which was gutted of the fluff, leaving a tight and dramatic story which pulls you along as though you've gone white water rafting on it without a helmet or a paddle.
I'm overly thrilled by this one, because it's so much fun. The action sequences are told in a way which shows Mister Barclay may just have been enjoying a lot of asian cinema lately. And there's a scene where thirty something of his elves attack "thousands" of men. And the men are horrified, their leader sitting back thinking "this is a slaughter" but he's not thinking about elves dying. He's watching his own get mowed down. It's so much fun it could be labelled EXTREME fantasy. And I am expressly patenting that term, so go buy your own.
It's fresh. It's brutal. It's paced and sparkly. You'll love it.
Gods, hurry up and give me the sequel!
And how was it?
It was a bitey snack of much goodness!
I've read Mister Barclay before. Huzzah! Finally an author I've read before. I read Dawnthief and Noonshade. A long long time ago in a Bookstore far far away. I enjoyed them, too. I never got around to the third, though, because he's not an author who seems to be floating in every bookshop. And I hope with this book, that will all change.
Elves. We've all read about them. A pansy race of limp-wristed long-haired girly men with an obsession for long words ending in lannanon and the like. Plenty of hippy environmentalism and the use of bows. What else? Beautiful skin and the grace of dancers. Pretty things with pretty tongues and squeaky clean. Yes. We've all read about elves.
But it seems Mister Barclay has read about them too. And he didn't quite like what he read. Or, at the very least, he saw room for improvement. And improve he did. Mister Barclay's elves are homicidal, ruthless, and seem about as environmentally friendly as a styrofoam cup.
Plotwise, it's a simple one (thank the gods) and is made shiny and fresh by the wonderful weaving of the characters at the deftly professional hand of Mister Barclay. One of the finest examples is the subtle shifting of power which glides through the novel. As those who seem in power, lose it, and those who seem not to be, gain it. It's an intriguing story, really. You could mistake it for being too simple because of the endless action sequences, but when you think about it at the end, it was actually extremely well told. It was a complicated plot told in a simple style and manner which was so impressive because it again underlines the argument I've been making lately that we need more of these character-driven fantasy novels. Ones which aren't bogged down in endless world-creation and thousands of pages of faux-mythology and randomly generated in-story legends. This reads like an epic novel which was gutted of the fluff, leaving a tight and dramatic story which pulls you along as though you've gone white water rafting on it without a helmet or a paddle.
I'm overly thrilled by this one, because it's so much fun. The action sequences are told in a way which shows Mister Barclay may just have been enjoying a lot of asian cinema lately. And there's a scene where thirty something of his elves attack "thousands" of men. And the men are horrified, their leader sitting back thinking "this is a slaughter" but he's not thinking about elves dying. He's watching his own get mowed down. It's so much fun it could be labelled EXTREME fantasy. And I am expressly patenting that term, so go buy your own.
It's fresh. It's brutal. It's paced and sparkly. You'll love it.
Gods, hurry up and give me the sequel!
Elves
22. Juli 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
This is the start to a new fantasy series set in a world the author knows well. He has written other books that take place 3000 year after this one and now he has gone back to look at the history of the elves. Or what I felt it to be, the massacre and destruction of them.
The elves have one big enemy, themselves. They are made up from different threads, let's just say races, and those will now start to fight between themselves and they especially go after the leaders. Their world is breaking apart. Oh those stupid elves, the whole point behind all of this is for some to get power and they use humans to do it. But we all know you can't trust humans. The elves should have known better. The whole book turns into one horrific slaughter. It is the the big bad Empire/Colonists/you name it who turns on the natives for their resources and slave labour and the elves have nothing to put up against the magic the humans wield. Just as other "explorers" had firepower.
But do not think all is lost. No the elves have one group of fighters who can take on anyone, they are just so few. And then there is Takar who is crazy and lives alone in the forest and 90% of the elves hate him after he left the elves on their home world to die. But he had to save the new world. I understand.
The thing that bothered me was that I had a hard time getting into this book. It felt confusing since everything happened so fast, it is truly action fantasy. Also the names, I had no idea who was a boy or a girl and it took quite some time to get it all in. Maybe in the end there was too much happening for me. I usually say I am not that into character driven novels but here I would have wanted more.
But even with those troubles I still got really fascinated because I want to know what will happen to this poor elven nation. I just want to go there and kick out those humans. I also wondered what happens in those later books since that would leave me clues of the state of the elves in this world.
Conclusion:
It left me with a funny feeling. The book was not for me but still I crave more. The author was just that good. I really do want to know what happens next. He has a good voice and imagination, I will give him that.
The elves have one big enemy, themselves. They are made up from different threads, let's just say races, and those will now start to fight between themselves and they especially go after the leaders. Their world is breaking apart. Oh those stupid elves, the whole point behind all of this is for some to get power and they use humans to do it. But we all know you can't trust humans. The elves should have known better. The whole book turns into one horrific slaughter. It is the the big bad Empire/Colonists/you name it who turns on the natives for their resources and slave labour and the elves have nothing to put up against the magic the humans wield. Just as other "explorers" had firepower.
But do not think all is lost. No the elves have one group of fighters who can take on anyone, they are just so few. And then there is Takar who is crazy and lives alone in the forest and 90% of the elves hate him after he left the elves on their home world to die. But he had to save the new world. I understand.
The thing that bothered me was that I had a hard time getting into this book. It felt confusing since everything happened so fast, it is truly action fantasy. Also the names, I had no idea who was a boy or a girl and it took quite some time to get it all in. Maybe in the end there was too much happening for me. I usually say I am not that into character driven novels but here I would have wanted more.
But even with those troubles I still got really fascinated because I want to know what will happen to this poor elven nation. I just want to go there and kick out those humans. I also wondered what happens in those later books since that would leave me clues of the state of the elves in this world.
Conclusion:
It left me with a funny feeling. The book was not for me but still I crave more. The author was just that good. I really do want to know what happens next. He has a good voice and imagination, I will give him that.
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