The Silver Stone
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- £4.49
Publisher Description
Ian Silverstein and an old army vet from Hardwood, North Dakota make their way through a hidden passageway to Tir Na Nog to find more of the seven jewels that can shape the universe. They are followed soonafter by four friends, including Tir Na Nog natives Thorsen and the mysterious Hosea. Odin sends Ian on a mission, supposedly to broker peace between two strongholds, that places Ian in great danger, and Ian learns that gods like Odin can mislead humans for their own strange reasons. Ian’s challenges include overcoming the demons within himself as well as defeating foes in the magical world of The Hidden Ways. “Rosenberg expertly blends Irish and Norse mythology” -Library Journal
on THE SILVER STONE:
"Rosenberg expertly blends Irish and Norse mythology ... highly recommended."
- Library Journal
"Features the same marvelously wrought world, a
number of engaging characters ... and some of the best
use of Norse mythology in contemporary fantasy."
- Booklist
on THE FIRE DUKE:
"A taut, gripping narrative . . . Combin[es] a firm, practical grip on reality with an effective blend of Irish and Norse mythologies in a taut, gripping narrative."
- Kirkus Reviews
"Exuberant... derring-do"
- Publishers Weekly
"An excellent and intelligent fantasy adventure."
- Booklist
“Rosenberg tells a great story . . . it’s time to sit down and be royally entertained.”
- Raymond E. Feist
"Unpretentious fun."
- El Paso Times
“A sprawling portrait on a vast canvas . . . readers will be waiting anxiously for a return trip to this world of gods and monsters.”
- Orlando Sentinel
on JOEL ROSENBERG:
“A major star in the fantasy firmament”
- Mike Resnick, author of STALKING THE UNICORN
“One of the few writers I deliberately seek out . . . His splendid stories are intricate and fast-paced and exciting.”
- Dennis L. McKiernan, author of VOYAGE OF THE FOX RIDER
“If I see a book with Joel Rosenberg’s name on it, I buy it . . . His plots are fast-moving, meticulously crafted . . . his works are page-turners from first to last.”
- S.M. Stirling, author of MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA
“One of the leading lights in fantasy, Joel Rosenberg burns as brightly as ever.”
- William R. Forstchen
“Joel Rosenberg writes fantasy rich with intelligent humor and gritty, well-researched detail.”
- Janny Wurts
“Joel Rosenberg is one of the emerging talents in our field today!”
- Raymond E. Feist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The second installment in Rosenberg's Norse saga depends too heavily on its predecessor, The Fire Duke (1995). Fencing instructor Ian Silverstein is drawn back to Tir Na Nog, a parallel world manipulated by the trickster god Odin, who is no longer all-powerful but still meddles malignantly in human affairs. Odin sends Silverstein and two faithful friends to quell an incipient war between the Dominions and the blustery Vandestish, who supply the fiendish ritual by which Ian is supposed to prove his heroic mettle. Following Ian by a Hidden Way in the basement of a North Dakota farmhouse, Ian's friends Torrie and Maggie, as well as Torrie's father, pursue a meandering secondary quest that allows for some steamy groping and a few flare-ups of feminist commentary. Rosenberg draws his small-town Norwegian-American culture faithfully, but the portrait clashes with clumps of fencing lore and colorless, faux-Tolkien characterizations. The undergraduate fantasy market at which this novel seems aimed might go for Rosenberg's imaginings, but they're hardly tantalizing or rewarding adult fare.
