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Original Title:	Noonshade
ISBN:	057507535X (ISBN13: 9780575075351)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Chronicles of the Raven #2

Noonshade (Chronicles of the Raven #2)

James Barclay

Paperback | Pages: 484 pages

Rating: 3.9 | 1731 Users | 51 Reviews

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Title	:	Noonshade (Chronicles of the Raven #2)
Author	:	James Barclay
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 484 pages
Published	:	July 10th 2003 by Gollancz (first published 2001)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Fiction

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It took me an absolute age to read this. Not because i struggled with it, but because while i did enjoy Dawnthief, it didn't blow me away, and other books that i have been waiting for kept coming along.

Noonshade was an enjoyable read and i did want to find out what happened to the Raven. Not that was necessary because although each book is in a series and Noonshade follows on immediately from Dawnthief, each book does come to a satisfactory conclusion. It shows perhaps that Barclay is confident enough with his characters and storytelling that he doesn't need a cliff-hanger to pull people back for more.

In some ways these books are fairly typical 'party of heroes with a magical quest' fodder but it is the way that Barclay writes, the attention to his characters and his original way of dealing with his action scenes that sets these books apart from much in the marketplace.

Where this differs from many fantasy books i have read is that it would be immediately recognisable to anybody that is or was a gamer. The way his characters are set up with their back stories reminded me very much of evening sat around a table doing character generation. Also the magic system is described and the way spells are utilised is very reminiscent of the magic systems used by many of the major fantasy games i played in my teens, right down to the spell names and the way spells are learned and deployed. Where Barclay really comes into his own are in the battles. I've never yet seen magic used i such a way in other works. Magicians are deployed in units or defensive (armour) and offensive (artillery) units working in conjunction with standard cavalry and infantry units is refreshing and somehow completely realistic.

I have the 3rd in the series and will read it. I've not been compelled by the series but i have certainly enjoyed what i have read. At least enough to finish the trilogy.

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RTC after reading the series....so awesome !

While not as exciting as Dawnthief, this is still a good book. The world Barclay created seems more real to me now that our characters travel a great deal. Dragons and magic, it's such a basic, well-chewed partnership, but the way magic is used here in battle is quite novel and refreshing, same as the Protector's army. The dragons itself though, feel a bit thin to me. Much is left unexplained, the adventures in their dimension full of plot holes. But like a said, still a good read, Barclay

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Good, but not as good as the first book. There were a couple parts in this one where the plot seemed to slow down (the first one was action-packed the whole way through), and the author seemed more prone to ending the chapters and such with overly dramatic phrases and exclamations by the characters (sometimes I caught myself mockingly thinking "dun dun dun..." in my head after reading those lines). However, the plot was still amazing, and if you can get past the graphic, gory, and violent

This is sort of a typical second book. Not much action because it's building up to a certain point for the 3rd book. Although Barclay does a wonderful job of continuing to build up characters and drawing a world that anyone would want to be a part of. Another timeless classic and this time there's dragons!

In the second installment of the Chronicles of the Raven, it shows the mercernaries mending the rip in their dimension caused from casting Dawnthief. This rip leads to the Dragon dimension, and if the Raven don't mend the rip in time the whol Balaia will be overrun with dragons intent on their dimensions destruction. Mean while the Wesman are still on thier mission to conquer the East, and bring downn the Mage Colleges, with their numbers so vast, even without the Wytch Lords help victory seems

I read this as a quick relaxing read between other books that seemed like more hard work. It was easy but engaging and gripping, carrying forward the same characters (mostly) from book one. Their camaraderie and relaxed dialogue was still there but the plot certainly moved on. As book two it did continue the story, but moved more into a universe of dimensional rifts and sentient dragons...