Reviews

Dawnthief by James Barclay

puckie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

In het begin moest ik heel erg wennen aan de schrijfstijl en de.wisseling van pov. Dit zorgde ervoor dat het verhaal voor mij soms lastig te volgen was en dat ik het lastig vond om te onthouden wie wie was. Toen ik eenmaal gewend raakte aan alle wisselingen was het verhaal vooral heel erg spannend! Ik zat op het puntje van mn stoel tijdens de laatste strijd. Dit kan ik niet vaak zeggen.

itsfreelancer's review against another edition

4.0

brilliant.

Raven, WITH ME!!!

I'm so much in love with this military group!!

surfmonkey01's review against another edition

4.0

This was an awesome read! It's fitting that the cover held a quote from David Gemmell, because that's who it reminded me of. And that's a good thing. Don't get me wrong, some parts were draggy and some bit were formulaic, but overall, this book rocked!

I'm all ready for the next one now. "Raven with me!"

bremblebee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

An interesting enough read. However I'm not sure the story gripped me enough that I'd want to read next installments in the series

eososray's review against another edition

1.0

This seemed to be wrtten more as a juvenile novel that an adult fantasy book and that's who should read it. I won't be continuing the series!

llona_llegaconlalluvia's review against another edition

2.0

2,5
carino
una compagnia di mercenari formata da
un "Guerriero Ignoto" ritornato dalla morte, un elfo, un barbaro, un ladro, un licantropo e una coppia di maghi salva il mondo da un invasione

abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition

3.0

This book is always on recommended lists when I search for something new, so I thought that I would give it a try - everything started with a rush and excitement and (there are NO spoilers ahead, so I will keep things vague) and it started to taper - things happened through out the story that kept me interested because of my curiosity, but in the end this does not land on the mark for me - I could not care about the characters because there was nothing to care about, and if there was something to attach to, it was taken away (several different moments of this) and I was left like I had just read a 500+ page novel and I am still hungry for something - but not this.

marklpotter's review against another edition

3.0

This one was one of the hardest to get in to as I have ever experienced. I put it down twice and didn't expect to go back to it. Perseverance paid off in the end and after about the first four chapters, wherein there is way too much written about ponytails, the story really takes off. It doesn't get really amazing until about the middle of the book but from there on it I couldn't put it down. I have read quite a few reviews on here where I can't bring myself to believe that the person who wrote them actually read through the whole book. It is worth pushing through the beginning and the slow but decent next few chapters to get to the meat of Barclay's writing. Once you get past what seems to be the mistakes of a beginning author you are rewarded with epic battles, well written fights and a decently thought out magic system. From about the middle on hints are dropped here and there eluding to more depth in the magic system that I hope will be explored in the next book in the series. In short it is not easy to get through the good parts but it is worth the journey.

mferrante83's review against another edition

3.0

James Barclay’s Dawnthief is the first book in the Chronicles of the Raven which, as it turns out, is the first of two trilogies featuring this band of mercenaries. The Raven, composed of six men plus one elf, are a hardened group of mercenaries renowned for their fighting ability and ability to succeed at the toughest missions. In Dawnthief, the Raven are quickly and almost accidentally drawn into a quest to recover the nigh-apocalyptic spell Dawnthief for the dark wizard Denser in order to stave assault from the ravenous and aggressive wesmen and their powerful magic overlords.

Full review here.

tharrick's review against another edition

2.0

Bland and generic sword and sorcery. Not entirely sure if I can be bothered with the sequels...