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A Fortress Of Grey Ice (original 2002; edição 2004)

por J. V. Jones

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The war to end all wars is coming. The Endlords are preparing themselves for invasion. Now should be the time when city men and clansmen come together to fight the dark forces of destruction, yet they feud amongst themselves, unaware of the danger facing them. Only the Sull are preparing for war against the Endlords. They are an ancient, dwindling race, and they fear this fight might be their last. Sull legend speaks of The One Who Bears Loss, the warrior who will slay the Endlords, and they believe this warrior will be one of their own. Ash March is their most valued and sacred warrior, and it is Mal Naysayer's duty to bring her home to save her people. But thousands of leagues to the north, Raif Severance is learning that he alone can kill Endlords swiftly. An outcast and outlaw, Raif must betray his clan and forsake his beliefs, and raise the Fortress of Grey Ice. Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk… (mais)

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Membro:	mandywritesromance
Título:	A Fortress Of Grey Ice
Autores:	J. V. Jones
Informação:	Tor Fantasy (2004), Mass Market Paperback, 624 pages
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I thought J.V. Jones really improved the writing style around character POVs in this book. Several new characters were introduced (Crope I liked especially) who had a different way of viewing the world. I thought these perspectives really provided a freshness to the book and made me excited/sad everytime I left/entered a new characters POV. (

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benkaboo | Aug 18, 2022 |

The 2nd book in the series continued along the same lines as the first. Lots and lots of time spent traveling through freezing cold northlands. The plot continues, but very slowly. It wasn't bad, but dragged in parts and I thought the characters lost something in this book, rather than gaining substance. (

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Karlstar | Jan 26, 2015 |

The story of Ash, Raif, Rainia and the Dog Lord continues in A Fortress of Grey Ice. Raif and Ash are seperated as they each pursue their seperate destiness. Ash travels through a barren, icy landscape in her quest to find a home with the Sull. Raif joins the Maimed Men and becomes further seperated from his old life in the Clan holds. Rainia makes a fateful decision about her evil husband, Mace, as she watches clan Scarpe slowly take over the Hailhold from the inside out. And the Dog Lord watches his hard fought victories crumble due to the selfishness of his seven sons.

The overall story seems to move only a little bit in this book. What saves the story are the various characters, especially the secondary ones such as Bram from clan Doohne and Effie Severance. There is a lot of setting up that occures in this novel for the great battle to come. One hopes that the payoff is worth it to the reader. (

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queencersei | Jul 23, 2010 |

a definite improvement over book 1 (

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jokester | Oct 13, 2009 |

It's rare that I think the second novel in a series is better than the first, but this is an exception. The first novel seemed out of balance in character development and meandering in plot. This novel flows much better and since you already know most of the characters, less time is spent on mundane interaction and "Clanworld 101", which felt heavy in the first novel. In addition, more colorful characters are introduced (like the Maimed Men) and the ambiguity of character "likability" is pushed further. The interweaving plot threads (which are becoming almost cliche these days in epic fantasy) are frustrating but leave you wanting more. The only really discouraging thing for me was that I thought the Raif's climax was anticlimactic and poorly written. This book isn't one of the greats, but it is clearly above the bar in the genre. (

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The war to end all wars is coming. The Endlords are preparing themselves for invasion. Now should be the time when city men and clansmen come together to fight the dark forces of destruction, yet they feud amongst themselves, unaware of the danger facing them. Only the Sull are preparing for war against the Endlords. They are an ancient, dwindling race, and they fear this fight might be their last. Sull legend speaks of The One Who Bears Loss, the warrior who will slay the Endlords, and they believe this warrior will be one of their own. Ash March is their most valued and sacred warrior, and it is Mal Naysayer's duty to bring her home to save her people. But thousands of leagues to the north, Raif Severance is learning that he alone can kill Endlords swiftly. An outcast and outlaw, Raif must betray his clan and forsake his beliefs, and raise the Fortress of Grey Ice. Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

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