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 Shadow Gate - Kate Elliott
Newest Review: ... after the reign of Marshal Yordenas. This is a more difficult task than he first thought, as he needs to find new reeves to ... more  ... replace those killed in the battles. Meanwhile, the Qin are looking to settle in The Hundred; making claims to wives and land and Olossi is in the process of being rebuilt after the battle against the raiders from the North. Meanwhile, these raiders may have lost the battle, but they haven't given up on the war and are regrouping for another try.
If it all sounds pretty confusing, that's largely because it is. This is the second part in what is supposedly a seven book series and Elliott jumps straight in on the a...more |
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Shadow Gate - Kate Elliott: Casts Too Long a Shadow (1064 words)
by - written on 17/08/08 (Very useful, 61 readings)
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I found Kate Elliott's "Spirit Gate" to be a well written story, with great character development, but which took a little too long getting nowhere. With this in mind, seeing the sheer size of the second in the series was nearly enough to put me off. Marit is sure she is dead, as she distinctly remembers being stabbed and her eagle is dead, which usually means death for a reeve. However, she is wandering around and all the evidence points to her not only being dead but also being a Guardian, one of nine who used to rule The Hundred. But they are all supposedly dead as well, which makes no sense to her. Worse, one of the others seems to be Lord ... Read the complete review
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