James Barclay

Max Power · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 467 Location: United Kingdom

Hi guys!

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Firstly, thanks to James for my signed copy of Elfsorrow, which is sitting on my bookshelf after my stupendous victory ( Wink

) in the last quiz!

Secondly - I've finally got my internet working!!! (sorry for being off topic, Lizzy!)

Anyway - the reason I requested a copy of Elfsorrow from James is because it's my favourite book, because we meet the Tai, one of my favourite non-Raven characters is in it (Yron), and then there's THAT death. I think I also enjoyed it because it was the first trip away from Balaia into a completely different 'world'.
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Selik · Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields

DragonKissed · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 18 Location: United Kingdom

Yup i agree.. totally rocked

gave a broader horizan type of thing

(hurray for 1st new post)

Ry_Darrick · Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 106

I think Elfsorrow opened a whole new world with endless possibilities, for me seeing the elven continent is the biggest difference between the Chronicles and the Legends. You would expect some similarity between the two continents, but their really arent any comparisons to be made, they are completely different and I think that really opened up the world that the raven lived in.

P.s Dragonkissed could you change your sig please it is stretching the page... and welcome back!

Drizzt · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Easington, UK

Definitely my favourite book as well. Wall-to-wall action from start to finish, good characters and a new playground for James to have fun with. Jungle-chasing as opposed to dungeon-crawling. Great stuff!
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Lizzy · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:35 am Post subject:

The Tai are awesome, so for them alone I love Elfsorrow, let alone everything else in it. It's not my favourite though. Dawnthief is.
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Mantyluoto · Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 573 Location: Somerset, UK

Elfsorrow nearly made me cry, but Dawnthief has to be my favorite as it introduced us to "the Raven".

Selik · Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields

Favourites wise, mine is stuck between Nightchild and Elfsorrow.
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Thraun · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 115 Location: England

I'd go with Dawnthief as my favourite, closely followed by Elfsorrow. The first book really opened my eyes to a great group of Heroes and Villains, and the true introduction to the Elven Nation was a fantastic read.

Thanks from me to James for signing my Chronicles set at the Nottingham meet, and thanks to everyone else who made the trip - was good to put a few names to faces at last Very Happy

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Max Power · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 467 Location: United Kingdom

Dawnthief is a close second for me, because it is the intro to the Raven, but I liked the composition of the Raven in Elfsorrow, with Ren causing friction, Unknown not his original awesome self, but Hirad still driving them all on.
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Panther · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 29

Waaiiittt...

There was an ElfSorrow quiz? Confused

Also ElfSorrow is my favourite too Smile

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Selik · Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields

The Elfsorrow quiz was done before the new forum came up.
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Kerela · Joined: 10 Sep 2005 Posts: 372 Location: Germany

Mark D · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 171 Location: Yeovil, Somerset

Definately a good book. The twists in it were very gripping, i enjoyed reading this one. I dont think it was the best of the books however, but was a very good opening to Legends of the Raven

Renerei_rox · Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 11 Location: United Kingdom

i adore all of the books. *tries to pick one*

elfsorrow had the wonderful elves. I loved the guys with the panthers, and renerei was class!

hhm, nightchild was ace, but too much Denser and Erienne. they always annoyed me.

it's bee a while since i read any of the books, and i don't remember much about noonshade or shadowheart...Demonstorm was excellent but it had far too much action...

dawnthief was EXELLENT!!!!! but i read that years ago...all i remember is i got hooked on it.

i think i'll say elfsorrow!
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