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A Fortress of Grey Ice: Book Two of Sword of Shadows (Hardcover)

by J. V Jones (Author) "THEY FOUND BLOOD ON the trail on the seventh day, five spots, red against the grey of old snow ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 672 pages
Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition edition (Aug 5 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765306336
ISBN-13: 978-0765306333
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.4 x 5 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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The second Sword of Shadows novel brings back Raif Severance and Ash March, who are becoming one of the more compelling couples in modern high fantasy. Their quest is rather like Tolkien's Frodo's in that it is intended to rid Ash of the power she possesses before it destroys the world, her, or both. Raif and Ash are escorted by the Sull Far riders, despite whom she disappears, leaving Raif torn between the compelling, legitimate desire to rescue her from what he is sure are kidnappers and the need to complete his own mission to find the fortress of the title. He opts for the latter, then has to defend the gap in the Blindwall, through which a gruesome array of evil forces mean to break, without knowing how Ash is faring or whether she has been transformed at the Heart of the Sull into something he may not recognize. An excellent example of the kind of fantasy in which much of the emotional impact depends on the protagonist couple's relationship. Roland Green
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"Wonderful . . . J. V. Jones is a striking writer." So says Robert Jordan, the author of The Wheel of Time epic fantasy series. And Jones lives up to that praise in the highly charged epic adventure of Ash March and Raif Sevrance, two outcasts whose fate are entwined by ancient prophecies and need, in the cold, dark world that threatens to be torn asunder by a war to end all wars. Isolated by their birthrights, they are but two who fight the dreaded Endlords, and their strength and courage will be needed if the world is to be saved from darkness." Raif, wrongly accused and cut off from his clan by the treachery of their new headsman, has a talent for killing that is part of his curse and his burden. But he bears another burden of greater weight. Ash is a sacred warrior to the Sull, an ancient race whose numbers have declined. Raised as a foundling, never knowing her true history, she must learn to accept the terrible gifts of her heritage. But as Ash learns more of her greater fate, Raif's task looms dark and desperate, for he must journey through the nightmare realm of the Want, a place where even the Sull now fear to tread. For deep within the Want is the Fortress of Grey Ice, and there he must heal the breach in the Blindwall that already threatens the world. Should he fail, not even Ash's powers can save them. . . .

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2.0 out of 5 stars Character Driven, April 29 2004

By	David Dale (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

Quite a few of the characters in this story are really intresting. The problem is almost every character has their own storyline. They don't really interact much at all. This book is very uneven some chapters are spot on and others are just utter crap. I was very disapointed with the chapter where Raif fights the big bad. I was under the impression that there he would meet Ash like on the cover, nope the story's two main characters never meet in the entire book. Also without the cover illustration I would have no idea what the monster looks like theres is no real atempt to describe it except that it's so frightening no man should have to see it, wow thats lazy writing. Anyway theres more I could harp on but theres no point if you read the first book and liked the characters mybe pick this on up at the libray.

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3.0 out of 5 stars tendrils and no knots, Mar 5 2004

By	R. Critchett "rick--blaster" (chicago, il) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Basically, nothing happens in this book. I'm thinking somebody is attending the Robert Jordan school of "How to milk a story" and publish many books in a series without really going anywhere. The cover illustration of this edition is a total lie by the way. Raif and Ash go their separate ways early in the book and never encounter such a beast, and certainly not together. Not even in their dreams.

Jones does create some interesting characters and I did enjoy reading about some of them. Hey, I'm giving it 3 stars! My favorites are Effie, Angus and Crope.

Wondering what became of Angus' family after the fire? Don't. Maybe in the seventh book.

I would suggest stopping it all now. Stop buying any books from this series. If you read "Cavern of Black Ice," stop now. That was a great read. This follow-up resolves nothing and just makes you need to buy book 3 and beyond.

Stop. Do not buy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars JV keeps improving, Feb 9 2004

By	Michael Francis (Trumbauersville, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I couldn't wait for the US publication, so I bought mine from Amazon UK. And I wasn't disappointed. I think that another review mentioned that JV keeps a clean story line even though she follows several characters. This is a correct assessment. If you fear getting into a Robert Jordan type of plot with numerous and complicated subplots, and so many characters that you have to reread the whole series before the next installment, DON'T. JV is a pro and uses such stronge characterization that you are drawn deeply into the story. I can't wait for the next one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Stunning Sequel
I was very impressed with this story, it is a great sequel to what I feel is going to be a great series. Read more

Published on Oct 25 2003 by ryad

4.0 out of 5 stars Comment on what some of the reviewers have been saying
Some of the reviewers, including the one from "Publisher's Weekly", have been saying that Raina is Raif's widowed mother. She is not. She never had a child of her own. Read more

Published on Oct 18 2003 by S. Taylor

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent second book
After reading Jone's first book I couldn't wait for the second to come out, and I wasn't dissapointed. Read more

Published on Oct 10 2003 by K. P. O'Brien

4.0 out of 5 stars improves on and deepens the first book
As one might expect from the obvious length, there's a lot going on in Jones' second work of this series. Read more

Published on Oct 8 2003 by B. Capossere