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The Burning Shadow (2014)

by Michelle Paver(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0141339284 (ISBN13: 9780141339283)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Puffin

series

Gods and Warriors

review 1: Har alltid älskat Michelle Paver och Vargbröder var nog en av mina favoritserier förut men Bronsdolken är inte riktigt min grej, kanske är det för att jag har blivit äldre och för att böckerna inte riktigt tillhör min "läskrets" så att säga. Tycker om lejonungen och Hylas men Pira är ganska irriterande större delen av tiden. Det enda jag gillade med boken egentligen var nog lejonungen och att läsa om Hylas liv nere i grottan.
review 2: As I said before - what a lot I (or anyone!) could learn about storytelling from Michelle Paver! "The Burning Shadow" is remarkable. Though the second in a series, it very nearly stands alone; though it involves multiple viewpoints, the reader is never lost or confused even for a split second. And what a story! A... mores in the previous book, "The Outcasts", the action starts with a bang, as young Hylas the goatherd, still searching for his missing sister, is captured by slavers and forced to work in his enemies' copper mines. If they discover him, they'll kill him at once. In the meantime, his friend Pirra plans her escape from the palace on Keftiu, and his former friend Telamon continues to make bad decisions, under pressure from his uncles and grandfather. For Telamon is one of the Crows, the warriors who have sworn to kill all the Outsiders. Hylas and little Issi are Outsiders-Everything comes together here to form a compelling story: the detailed settings, the lovely prose, the action, and especially the characters, new and old. Paver writes her children and her animals with great tenderness and truth. Still, she doesn't shy away from showing the consequences of their actions and the cruelties, as well as the beauties, of the volcanic island where most of the story takes place. Hylas and Pirra continue to strike sparks off each other, and Telamon is causing me more and more worry, as he seems to travel deeper into darkness. But the star of the book is Havoc, an orphan lion cub who becomes a friend and guide to Hylas and Pirra. She's an utterly charming and convincing little critter, and the chapters from her point of view are fascinating.Any young teen - or adult! - with any taste at all for historical fiction, fantasy and/or animal stories will find "The Burning Shadow" a rewarding and compelling read. Highly, highly recommended! less

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