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Harpers--members of the secret organization dedicated to preserving Good--are being murdered. The trail leads to the half-elven adventurer Arilyn Moonblade, once an assassin, though now a Harper agent, and armed with a magical sword that cannot shed innocent blood. Is Arilyn guilty, or is she the next target?

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The moon rose, and in its wake trailed the nine tiny stars known to bards and lovers as the Tears of Selune. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Arilyn Moonblade has won a place in my heart!, Jun 21 2004

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L Gontzes (Athens, Greece) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ELFSHADOW (Mass Market Paperback)

Definitely two of my all time favorites, Elfshadow and Elfsong, bring to life the story of Arilyn Moonblade, a half-elf Harper, and her adventures in the World of Faerun, as she tries to cope with her dual heritage and seeks to unlock the mysteries of her magical moonblade sword.
The books are so incredibly well written that the reader feels that they have been transported to the Forgotten Realms universe and are actually present among the characters, seeing what they see, feeling what they feel, sensing what they sense. Elaine Cunnigham has truly outdone herself and has presented us with a masterpiece of literature the likes of which we have seen only in JRR Tolkien's work, RA Salvatore's The Dark Elf and Icewind Dale trilogies and in authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends trilogies.
She has done a FANTASTIC job of both acquiring vast knowledge relevant to Faerun as well as presenting this material relating to the customs, the religion and the history of Toril, efficiently and successfully! Her solid grasp of factual detail makes her very capable of providing the necessary background needed to carry out the difficult task of writing Forgotten Realms novels, which is something often missing from the work of many Fantasy authors. Consequently, from the moment you pick up the books you have trouble putting them down and if that is not a clear sign of a fantastic writer/author who can come up with a great plot, I don't know what is!
Elves, spies, assassins, honor, bravery, magic, and swordfights are all about. Elfshadow and Elfsong make up for a great trilogy along with Silver Shadows and are a "must read" together with Evermeet, especially for all those who have a soft spot for everything Elven! In short, it's what Fantasy reading SHOULD be! One should seriously start thinking about turning these books into movies...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Elfshadow was amazing, April 5 2004

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"danilothann" (Mass) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elfshadow: Song & Swords, Book I (Mass Market Paperback)

Elaine Cunningham has to be one of my favorite writters of all time. Ever sence I picked up this series I can not put the books down. They are good reads and incorprates many respects, in my mind, a better name for Forgotten Relms.

Very pleased,
Bon

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta read this book!, Mar 25 2004

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"merkesmd17" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elfshadow: Song & Swords, Book I (Mass Market Paperback)

For the past few years, I've read most of R.A. Salvatore's books, so I decided to give the other big Forgotten Realms writer a chance. Cunningham wrote a great book. If you are into character building then this is the book for you. You'll find yourself falling in love with Danilo. The book moves at a perfect pace that keeps the story moving with an ideal amount of detail. Everything in this book just works great, especially for Cunningham's first novel. End of story: I am now a huge Elaine Cunningham fan and I can't wait to read the next book in the series, or even any other book by Cunningham. If you are a FR fan, read this book. If not, read it anyway.

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3.0 out of 5 stars One of the better books in the harper series.
Although i'm not a big fan of Elaine Cunningham primarily because of her writing style, I did find this book to be a bit better than some of her other writing. Read more

Published on Oct 19 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprised me
I have to say, this book surprised me. When I began reading it I didnt expect to like it as much as I did. Read more

Published on July 2 2003 by Ather