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Cast a Bright Shadow (The Lionwolf Trilogy) Kindle Edition

by Tanith Lee (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
An epic fantasy adventure of wild creatures, enchanted landscapes, and noble destinies

In a land of unending winter, the High Magus Thryfe travels with haste to the city of Ruk Kar to warn Vuldir, King Accessorate, of a growing force of envy and darkness. One of Vuldir’s daughters, the seventeen-year-old Saphay, is to wed the Jafn chieftain Athluan, but Thryfe foresees that the marriage will lead to the destruction of all the Ruk kings, their lineage, and their people. Disregarding the magician’s ominous words, Saphay sets off toward the East and her betrothed—only to meet disaster.
 
Athluan, Saphay’s husband-to-be, hears rumors of a blond maiden in royal clothes entombed in a towering pyramid of ice. It is Saphay, and she is alive. The royal wedding ensues and soon—perhaps too soon—Saphay becomes pregnant. As time goes on, the son she births will show signs of a divine and heroic destiny.

 
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    The Lionwolf Trilogy
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    519 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  5. Publication date
    February 2, 2016
  6. File size
    3.8 MB
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“It’s refreshing to find a fantasy world where the more common medieval backdrop is developed into something deeper; where each page brings something new.” —SFX

“Originality which leaves vivid images in the mind long after . . . Powerful, poetic.” —Starburst

About the Author

Tanith Lee (1947–2015) was born in the United Kingdom. Although she couldn’t read until she was eight, she began writing at nine and never stopped, producing more than ninety novels and three hundred short stories. She also wrote for the BBC television series Blake’s 7 and various BBC radio plays. After winning the 1980 British Fantasy Award for her novel Death’s Master, endless awards followed. She was named a World Horror Grand Master in 2009 and honored with the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2013. Lee was married to artist and writer John Kaiine.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B019ESGNKO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (February 2, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 2, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.8 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 519 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Tanith Lee

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Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She was the author of over 90 novels and 300 short stories, a children's picture book (Animal Castle), and many poems. She also wrote two episodes of the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7. She was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award best novel award (also known as the August Derleth Award), for her book Death's Master (1980).

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  • Anastasia
    4.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this one actually
    Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2017
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    I really enjoyed this one actually. Classical Tanith Lee fantasy. 2nd book was good too, but the conclusion got so weird & hazy.
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  • Kryovax
    3.0 out of 5 stars I've lost my shadow
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2005
    I admit that I've never read any novels by Tanith Lee before, so this book came as a bit of a surprise. I was out of town, without any access to books when someone gave me a copy of "Cast a Bright Shadow" to read. My favourite fantasy writers are Feist, Brooks and Hobb, so I found Lee's style of writing somewhat obscure, yet refreshing at the same time.

    Set in a winter world, Lionwolf, the son of mortal Saphay and the god Zezeth, unites a variety of races to destroy his mother's city of Ru Karismi. Along the way Lionwolf is accompanied by his `uncle' Guri-a living ghost who survived his own death when Saphay's abduction by the Olchibe goes awry. The plan, organised by Vuldir, Saphay's father, is intended to cement an alliance with the Jafn, without payment ever being made-such if the disdain they have for the Jafn that they would conspire with another enemy.

    Lee's white world is colourful in its design. A myriad of races, cultures and belief systems accentuate an almost limitless amount of fantasy and magic. There are no constraints; Lee writes it as if it's all possible. Intertwining stories lead to a somewhat weakened ending, yet it is a trilogy, and I welcome the break from tradition, and look forward to reading the following volumes.
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  • Shane Tiernan
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting beginning, hoping for a better middle
    Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2008
    So this was strange. I really liked it at first. The ice barbarians thing was great. I hadn't seen that done much and only Tanith Lee would take it to the next step and talk about Ice Jungles. I'm still trying to figure out how that would work because she never really described them. Guri was my favorite character but most of the other characters I didn't care about at all.

    Still it kept me interested enough to read for 500 pages. So it's definitely not the Flat Earth series (one of my all time favorites) but still pretty good. Some of the stuff got a little surreal and I still don't understand it. But I am curious about the 2nd book (since I already own it). So I'll probably read some reviews on it before I make a final decision to read it or not.

    One final comment. Every once in a while she would slip into this kind of 2nd person writing and it was really jarring.
    (made up example)
    "We walked along the parapet. You could see for miles in every direction."

    Now I know that it can't just be a mistake, Tanith has been doing this for way too long. So all I can think is that it was some kind of experiment.
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