false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183853579m/1462020.jpg 1462020 8 An uneasy truce exists between the thanes of the True Bloods.Now, as another winter approaches, the armies of the Black Road march south, from their exile beyond the Vale of Stones. For some, war will bring a swift and violent death. Others will not hear the clash of swords or see the corpses strewn over the fields. They instead will see an opportunity to advance their own ambitions. But all, soon, will fall under the shadow that is descending.For, while the storm of battle rages, one man is following a path that will awaken a terrible power in him -- and his legacy will be written in blood."A gripping story that builds to a grim climax. No one who enjoys heroic fantasy should miss this." --- The Times (London)"An epic tale of revenge, betrayal and greed...an intriguing and imaginative story." --- Dreamwatch 1452879 2006 Winterbirth (The Godless World, Book 1) total:228|5:23|4:85|3:76|2:30|1:14| 228 757 424 53 3 3 false false Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 10:27:28 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 10:30:33 -0700 2008
Well, I did read this book all the way through, but it was a hard road. There were some interesting characters, but the world building was very confusing, I kept flipping back and forth between the map and the dialogue. ...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Dec 30 20:52:37 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 11 20:34:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 17:17:44 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 11:30:08 -0700 2008 Winterbirth a tepid 3 stars (more like a 2.6-2.8). It's not that there's anything "wrong" with Ruckley's writing but there's nothing that I can find that's extraordinary about it. I'm going to continue with the series because I do like Ruckley's style and the characters and his worl...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Jan 25 10:47:48 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 10:56:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 12:57:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 13:09:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 23:18:48 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 12:07:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 13 19:55:05 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 19:58:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 19:59:01 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 19:59:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 18:46:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 19:03:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 19:59:09 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 17:37:52 -0700 2009
There aren't really any bad guys or good guys here, with the exception of one particular group. The book starts with the Black Road followers being exiled and I thought that they would be the ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Aug 12 13:36:39 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 13:50:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 19:46:35 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 09:31:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 07:47:42 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 07:35:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 08:44:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 15:42:57 -0700 2009 The story was a bit of a standard 'bad guys catch good guys off guard and hero escapes sort of tale, but i'm still n...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 09:51:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 18:12:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 15:40:54 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 15:42:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 20:51:44 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 09:49:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 30 14:06:24 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 18:40:01 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 14:06:24 -0800 2008
The setting is a somewhat typi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 18 09:53:18 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:53:18 -0800 2009 http://nethspace.blogspot.com/2007/08/wi...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 24 20:59:20 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 21:04:06 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1462020