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Max Power



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:56 pm    Post subject: Elfsorrow .....SPOILERS Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Elfsorrow .....SPOILERS Reply with quote

Max Power wrote:
Hi guys!

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I think I also enjoyed it because it was the first trip away from Balaia into a completely different 'world'.


I agree with you there. I really liked the fact that we get to see other continents and places in the same world.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup i agree.. totally rocked

gave a broader horizan type of thing

(hurray for 1st new post)
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Ry_Darrick



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Elfsorrow nearly made me cry, but Dawnthief has to be my favorite as it introduced us to "the Raven".
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Favourites wise, mine is stuck between Nightchild and Elfsorrow.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Waaiiittt...

There was an ElfSorrow quiz? Confused

Also ElfSorrow is my favourite too Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Elfsorrow quiz was done before the new forum came up.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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


Agreed, except that Elfsorrow really made me cry *sniff*.
Anyway the book is great, I always loved elves, but in many book they're so (ahem right english word missing Rolling Eyes ). In Elfsorrow they're different, shown from a different point of view.
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Mark D



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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