Shadow
The Pendulum Trilogy Book 2
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- 3,99 €
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- 3,99 €
Publisher Description
The second book in the Pendulum Trilogy, a visionary work of imaginative fantasy from one of genre fiction's most exciting new voices.
Eric and Case came to the world of Levaal through a door in an old railway arch, and it wasn't long before they found themselves caught up in the war to control this strange land. But the Wall at World's End, which once divided Levaal, has been brought down. Eric and his companions are forced to flee from the Tormentors, the dreadful creatures that poured through the breach, and there are rumours that one of the great dragons has escaped its sky prison.
But there is even more to fear, for the transformation into a god of Vous, Friend and Lord of the world, is almost complete, and a being called Shadow who looks remarkably like Eric is wandering Levaal with great power but no purpose it yet understands.
The end might be coming faster than anyone thinks.
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.
