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HIGH ADVENTURE ON THE SWORD EDGE OF DESTINY As a newborn Ash March was abandoned--left for dead at the foot of a frozen mountain. Found and raised by the Penthero Iss, the mighty Surlord of Spire Vanis, she has always known she is different. Terrible dreams plague her and sometimes in the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Raif Sevrance: Raif also known as Watcher of the Dead or Mor Drakka is skilled bowman, with a hard life and a destiny that has been thrown upon him.
- Angus Lok: He is Raif's Uncle, he is intelligent, wellspoken and a Ranger. He knows the tricks of his trade and has a knack of getting out of nasty situations.
- Mace Blackhail: Is the Fosterson of Blackhail's cheif and is very sly and quick with words. Has a knack for making people beleive in what he says.
- Drey Sevrance: Raif's brother, he is a strong warrior, with natural leadership skills.
- Raina Blackhail: Add a description of this character.
- Katia
- Effie Sevrance: Raif's sister. Has a knack for knowing when things go wrong and is very intereested in rocks. She also gets along with animals as well.
- Drybone
- Moose
- Shor Gormalin
- Dhoone
- Dana Lok
- Vaylo
- Beth
- Hood
- Duff
- Cluff Drybannock
- Inigar
- Bannen
- Ash
- Sadaluk
- Ralf
- Anwyn
- Magdalena
- Burdale Ruff
- Rory Cleet
- Blind
- Dagro Blackhail
- Nellie Moss
- Drover Jack
- Thurlo Pike
- Maggy
- Master Haysticks
- Ark Veinsplitter
- Wingate
- Bailie
- Clan Blackhail
- Gull Moler
- Bron
- Strom
Quotes edit
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“Kill an army for me Raif Sevrance any less and I might just call you back.”
Death
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you could not shield a child against the cruelty of other children. And to try to was a mistake of a different, greater kind.
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She was too much like the girls at home, thinking that whenever someone looked at her it was always to find fault.
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Shared beliefs may be a powerful thing. But nothing quite binds like shared hatred.”
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Setting & Locations edit
- Asarhia
- Bluddroad
- Mount Slain
- Dog Lord
- Ganmiddich
- Hail Wolf
- Cask
- Sarga Veys
- Corbie
- Stone Gods
- Rive Watch
- Wolf River
- Mountain Cities
- Will Hawk
- Hollow River
- Bala
- Bluddsmen
- Spire Vanis
- Mount Flood
- Heritas Cant
- Storrin
- Great Hearth
- Oldwood
- Almstown
- Storm Margin
- Vaingate
- Ballic
- Nolo
- Hoargate
- Whitehog
- Horn
- Banron
- Northern Territories
- Bluddhouse
- Mask Fortress
- Hailsman
First Sentence edit
TARISSA WHISPERED A HOPE out loud before looking up at the sky.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue:A Birth, a death and a Binding
1.The Badlands
2.Days daarker than Night
3.A Circle of Dust
4.A Raven Has Come
5.Homecoming
6.The Inverted Spire
7.The Great Hearth
8.Trapping in the Oldwood
9.The Dhooneseat
10.Return
11.Oaths and Dreams
12.A Fistful of Ice
13.The Bluddroad
14.Escape
15.Within Mask Fortress
16.A Visitor
17.And Now We Must Bring Them War
18.Leaving Home
19.Swinging from a Gibbet
20.Duff's
21.Sarga Vey's
22.Matters of Clan
23.Vaingate
24.The Gods Lights
25.Tunnels of the Sull
26.Secrets of the Kaleyard
27.Dancing on Ice
28.strike upon Bannen
29.By the Lake
30.Frostbite
31.Ille Glaive
32.Named Beasts
33.Shankshounds
34.Men Buying Clothes for a Girl
35.Finding Lost Things
36.A Moon Made of Blood
37.In the Tower
38.Lords and Maidens
39.Watcher of the Dead
40.In the Crab Cheif's Chamber
41.An Object Returned
42.Ganmiddich Pass
43.Meetings
44.Something lost
45.the Iron Chamber
46.The Journey Begins
47.Clothes off a Dead Man's Back
48.A Night at Drover Jack's
49.Ice Wolves
50.Far Riders and Old Men
51.Snow Ghosts
52.The Sull
53.Marafice One Eye
54.The Hollow River
55.A Cavern of Black Ice
Epilogue:Heart of Darkness
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Ravens: It is a Motif and they are also a symbol of death.
- Reincarnation: Describe this theme.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in Sword of Shadows. (standard series)
Followed by A Fortress of Grey Ice.
Authors & Contributors edit
- J. V. Jones (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 1857236955
Page Count: 752
Publisher: Orbit
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 1857236955
Page Count: 752
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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