Shadow
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
'Shadow' is the second book of a dark and surreal trilogy by the award-winning author of THE PILO FAMILY CIRCUS
the Wall at World's End has been destroyed.Levaal stands naked before its twin world ... none know what is beyond the boundary. tormentors roam the land and it is rumoured that a dragon has escaped its sky prison. the Pilgrim's enemies are circling.In the south an alien force is rising ... its name is Shadow.Praise for Pilgrims: Pendulum Book One'A vigorous, imaginative and original fantasy ' the Age'a darkly original new arrival on the Australian fantasy scene' Bookseller+Publisher
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Elliott expends little effort in making this tepid sequel to 2014's The Pilgrims accessible to newcomers. Those who skip over the Dramatis Personae list at the beginning will not find its vital information elsewhere, and the absence of even a brief prologue makes the plot murky for anyone without a solid recall of the previous book. Eric, an undistinguished journalist, chanced upon the world of Levaal by entering a red door, and is now known in that realm as the Pilgrim. As this book opens, a god with the uninspired name of Valour warns that "the Pendulum has begun to swing," presaging radical changes for Levaal. Eric is viewed as a counter to the forces of darkness threatening the realm, someone whose talent for "changing people's minds" could make "all the world... beautiful." The notion of the human savior of another reality is familiar to epic fantasy fans, and Elliott doesn't offer any memorable variations on it. Readers who enjoy smooth narration will also be uncomfortable with Elliott's radical changes of tone.
