Sword of Shadows: A Cavern of Black Ice : A Sword of Shadows Novel (Series #1) (Paperback)

from gwendolenau

There's a good tale hidden in this work but it could have lost a good third of the book and still been there. The narrative was so glacially paced that I ended up skimming about a third of the way in just to see what happened in the end. And then of course it was a cliffhanger, since it's part on...

from queencersei

A Cavern of Black Ice is the first novel in the Sword of Shadows series by J.V. Jones. The central plot revolves around Ash March, the almost-daughter of Surlord Penthro Iss. Ash was found as a newborn abandoned at the gate of her foster-fathers city, Spire Vanis. Ash was born with a deadly, incr...

from RRLevering

I thought it was a good read overall. The writing on a sentence level was of higher quality than most average fantasy novels. The plot was a little slow and the setting was a bit static and bleak (there are only so many ways you can describe a tundra and keep me interested), but it kept my attent...

from KKMcAvoy

I read this book (first in the Sword of Shadow series) many years ago and stalled after the second book because Jones hadn't finished writing the series. I remember really loving this story arc, and was surprised to find it even more enjoyable the second time through. This first book is an excell...

from Former15yrAssoc

This book is really good! Very involved characters with multi faceted personalities. I love reading & learning how early man survived nature and lived their everyday lives without our modern conveniences! The story is full of adventure, quests, pagen religion and wizardry. I can't wait to read th...