James Barclay

[Drizzt]

Well, seeing as the seventh and final (?) Raven book is now out, I thought it only unfair of me to ask where it rates on everyone's scales... so, now, which is your favourite read?
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[Mantyluoto]

has to be Dawnthief.

the first book to introduce us to the Raven!!

[Lizzy]

Hmmm. Going to have to think about this. Dawnthief is up there with Demonstorm and Ravensoul. But then again Elfsorrow is amazing as we get to meet the elves.......

Decisions, decisions.....
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[Thraun]

I'd go with Elfsorrow, with Dawnthief a close second.
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[Selik]

I'm saying Ravensoul, cos now i've gone all the way back to the beginning and started reading them all again
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[Cochin Breaker]

Shadowheart for me, though i've not finished Ravensoul yet...
What about Lightstealer and Demon's Touch?
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"Sometimes we must sacrifice everything we love for the ones we love, for without them, we would have nothing to sacrifice at all."

[Drizzt]

Short stories? Pah!

Oh, I voted Ravensoul by the way. Elfsorrow was a close second but Ravensoul just... how can I put it... got to me
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[Cochin Breaker]

Can i change my vote to 'ALL OF THEM'? lol
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[Drizzt]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

..... no
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[James]

I've voted Elfsorrow because I felt it marked a step-change in my writing. And, more importantly, it gave us Auum.

But I have to say, Ravensoul is right up there. An emotional journey, writing that one...
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[OLD NEW GUY]

i went with ravensoul, it just showed that James has reached a new level in his writing whilst, the other raven books are great reading, ravensoul is a journey, both exhausting and emotional....it puts him up there with DG as a writer.

[butterfly]

Elfsorrow was top but only just. For me it just showed the depth of the characters but the willingness of James to change, grow and be daring. I read it in a single sitting and reread the first three so I could reread it again!

Dawnthief and Ravensoul were next - the former because it made me go buy every book that was available and the latter because it brought it full circle for me emotionally.
Thanks James for every bit.
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[Rups]

For me, Demonstorm is tremendous. The continuous battles, dragons, demons, it's just heroic. I love it. So many stand out momments for me...

Saying that though, I have only just started Ravensoul, so I may vote again on completion.

[skandranon]

Dawnthief gets my vote. A fantasy novel and writer that wasnt afraid to kill main characters off was like a bolt from the blue for me , a revelation . That excitement and really not knowing has continued through all the books , but the first one was the shocker.

[Max Power]

Elfsorrow for me, although I happened across Dawnthief by chance, so I've got a bit of a soft spot. Elfsorrow I my favourite because I loved meeting the Elves, and the scope of Calaius was great. I think the change in the writing was really noticeable there, and has carried over into the other books.
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