Synopses & Reviews
J.V. Jones made her impressive fantasy debut with the Book of Words trilogy (“Wonderful… J.V. Jones is a striking writer.”—Robert Jordan). A Sword from Red Ice is the latest in the Sword of Shadows, a uniquely powerful epic fantasy series of enormous scope, peopled by fascinating, compelling characters whom readers will take to their hearts.
This sharply observed saga makes utterly real the hope and heartbreak of a cold, splintered world on the brink of a terrible war. A thousand years earlier, the Unmade, souls of the dead, shook the land and decimated the Sull, a legendary ancient people. The Blindwall, breached by power unleashed by enigmatic, powerful young Ash March, no longer will hold back the Unmade from the land of the living, so the Sull are readying for a war that must inevitably come.
Across the land, clans oblivious to the threat vie for dominance. Dangerous, arrogant clan chiefs urge their followers to frenzied battles, killing one another and plotting against rivals. And a darker threat comes from Spire Vanis, a city with a black heart of evil, whose rulers have long sought to control the outlying clanholds, and whose new protector, Marafice Eye, is bent on conquest.
As Ash trains to become the great mystic warrior predicted by the Sull, Raif Sevrance, who loves her and has been exiled from his clan, seeks to discover where he belongs. The Rift, a deep crevice in the barren land of the Want, draws him. And that puts him in grave danger, for the Rift is said also to be a crack between the world of the living and that of the Unmade.
Raif, Ash, and those whose fates are tied to them must follow their own paths with courage and faith in themselves and their goals, lest all be lost when the war with the Endlords is come.
Review
“Fabulous . . . a trilogy which is sure to take readers everywhere by storm.” —SFX on the Sword of Shadows series
“Her tale is unique and intriguing, and its atmosphere unwaveringly compelling.” —Publishers Weekly on A Fortress of Grey Ice
"Peopled with great characters . . . guaranteed to send chills through the bones." —Dallas Morning News on A Cavern of Black Ice
"J.V. Jones strings out the suspense right up until the very last word." —Des Moines Sunday Register on A Cavern of Black Ice
"Tough, incisive, character-driven fantasy." —Locus on A Cavern of Black Ice
"Jones's skillful storytelling creates an atmosphere of rising tension and dark foreboding...A solid choice for fantasy collections." —Library Journal on A Cavern of Black Ice
"Imaginative and vivid." —Kirkus on A Cavern of Black Ice
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"Fabulous . . . a trilogy which is sure to take readers everywhere by storm." --
SFX on the Sword of Shadows series "Her tale is unique and intriguing, and its atmosphere unwaveringly compelling." --
Publishers Weekly on
A Fortress of Grey Ice
"Peopled with great characters . . . guaranteed to send chills through the bones." --Dallas Morning News on A Cavern of Black Ice
"J.V. Jones strings out the suspense right up until the very last word." --Des Moines Sunday Register on A Cavern of Black Ice
"Tough, incisive, character-driven fantasy." --Locus on A Cavern of Black Ice
"Jones's skillful storytelling creates an atmosphere of rising tension and dark foreboding...A solid choice for fantasy collections." --Library Journal on A Cavern of Black Ice
"Imaginative and vivid." --Kirkus on A Cavern of Black Ice
Synopsis
This epic fantasy of enormous scope, set on a world peopled by fascinating, compelling characters who readers will take to their hearts, is a sharply observed saga of a cold, splintered world on the brink. A thousand years ago, war shook the land and decimated the Sull, a legendary ancient people. In the two previous Sword of Shadows novels, bestselling author J. V. Jones gave readers the powerful stories of Raif Sevrance and Ash March, a man and woman whose destinies place them in terrible jeopardy as they try to find themselves and save their world. Across the land, clans vie for dominance. Dangerous, arrogant clan chiefs urge their followers to frenzied battles, killing each other and plotting to defeat their rivals in spite of those among them who seek unity. But for all the vicious contention among the clans, a darker threat comes from a city with a black heart of evil, whose rulers have long sought to control the clanholds. As Ash pursues her destiny with the Sull and Raif seeks a place where he belongs, the story of their world is spun in a tale at once violent, poignant, and filled with suspense and excitement for any who love epic fantasy on a grand scale.
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Master storyteller J. V. Jones (called "a striking writer" by Robert Jordan) weaves an unforgettable tale of ambition, betrayal, and the indomitable strength of the human spirit. This epic fantasy of enormous scope, set on a world peopled by
fascinating, compelling characters, is a sharply observed saga of a cold, splintered world on the brink. A thousand years ago, war shook the land. Now, chaos has erupted. Clans vie for dominance; dangerous, arrogant clan chiefs urge their followers into frenzied battles, killing each other and plotting the defeat of their rivals despite those among them who seek unity. But for all the vicious contention among the clans, a darker threat comes from Spire Vanis, a city with a black heart of evil, whose rulers have long sought to control the clanholds. In the midst of the chaos, a few extraordinary people wrestle with personal demons: A born killer with only love and loyalty in his heart; a young woman whose mystical destiny is shrouded in her unknown past; a young man betrayed by his own brother; and a clanswoman who would do anything to save her folk. Each alone seeks only survival, but together they hold the keys to a world's salvation.
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The long-awaited new novel by the USA Today bestselling author of the Book of Words trilogy
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The Blindwall, breached by power unleashed by enigmatic, powerful young Ash March, no longer will hold back the Unmade from the land of the living, so the Sull are readying for a war that must inevitably come.
About the Author
J. V. Jones is the author of the USA Today bestselling Book of Words trilogy; The Barbed Coil; and the first two books of the Sword of Shadows, A Cavern of Black Ice and A Fortress of Grey Ice. Born in England, she now makes her home in San Diego, California.