Kosar the thief senses that Rafe Baburn is no ordinary boy. After witnessing a madman plunder Rafe's village and murder his parents, Kosar knows th...
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Aug 13, 2011
Jason
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4.5 Stars
This book has everything that I look for in my fantasy novels. Incredibly dark and dirty. Our heroes are not really good guys even though they are the protagonists of this adventure. I have never read anything from Tim Lebbon but I am now a big fan.
This book is not for the feint of heart, and it's grisly violence will turn some off. If you cannot deal with innocents being maimed and murdered then you need to stay way from this book. Trey, Kosar, Ameer, and Rafe More...
This book has everything that I look for in my fantasy novels. Incredibly dark and dirty. Our heroes are not really good guys even though they are the protagonists of this adventure. I have never read anything from Tim Lebbon but I am now a big fan.
This book is not for the feint of heart, and it's grisly violence will turn some off. If you cannot deal with innocents being maimed and murdered then you need to stay way from this book. Trey, Kosar, Ameer, and Rafe More...
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Jun 26, 2010
Cameron
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Jun 18, 2010
Gary
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Okayyyy...I was expecting a lot more from this book than it delivered. Many of the elements you want in a good fantasy novel were there - magic hating monks all in red killing indiscriminately in order to halt the return of magic to the world; ancient mages in exile with fanatical followers determined to grab any returning magic for themselves; a thief; a warrior woman; a witch; a fledge miner (a drug mined underground like coal); and a librarian (yes a librarian). So, who could imagine that all
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Feb 22, 2010
Rodolfo
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I picked up this book because of the reviews that I have read here. It was described as a Horror/Fantasy book. This interested me because I have grown tired of the tame fantasy books that I have been reading. I wanted something with a little more meat on its bones so to speak. So I gave it a chance.
While I didn't find it much of a horror book I did enjoy the more gritty descriptions and bloody violence. I guess horror means different things to different people. I like all of the cha More...
While I didn't find it much of a horror book I did enjoy the more gritty descriptions and bloody violence. I guess horror means different things to different people. I like all of the cha More...
Oct 10, 2007
Mark
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Wow, this one starts off with a bang. No sitting around the fireplace talking about the impending arrival of Evil. Nope, it's an all out slaughter and the chase is on.
This book isn't so much dark fantasy as it is a horror novel in a fantasy setting. Lebbon really shines when he describes the dark corners of his world: the criminal underground of the capital city, the deep mines where generations of miners spend their lives, and what lies beneath the basements of the evil monastery.
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This book isn't so much dark fantasy as it is a horror novel in a fantasy setting. Lebbon really shines when he describes the dark corners of his world: the criminal underground of the capital city, the deep mines where generations of miners spend their lives, and what lies beneath the basements of the evil monastery.
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Feb 04, 2008
Venessa
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This is an extremely dark fantasy tale. It was a somewhat difficult read because I had to walk away from it from time to time. I couldn't read more than about 40 pages in one sitting. With that caveat, however, I must say that it is a very *good* book. Tim Lebbon has a talent for bringing the setting to life and for making the characters multi-faceted. In some scenes, you could smell the mud in the streets, see the texture of the stone buildings. Very visual.
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Jul 13, 2010
Katie
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A detailed world with original creatures and characters. Most of the personalities are worth getting to know. Very gory, which isn't my preference, but certainly adds to the horror of the devastation about to overcome the world. A worthy fantasy.
Apr 13, 2011
Ashley
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I LOVED this book. It had all the elements I love from Tim Lebbon; no black and white characters, fast paced and lots of action and suspense, dark, and awesome villains. Plus the fact that it was a fantasy book made it even better for me. I can't wait to read "Dawn".
Mar 06, 2008
Amy
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this is one of the very best fantasy books i have ever read in my life. it was beautifully written, completely draws you in and i could not put it down. but i hesitate to recommend it to my lds friends. it is dark. it is creepy. it is graffic. at times it is downright disturbing. this guy writes horror, this time he wrote fantasy.
the opening scene, the bad guy rides into town and slits a little girls throat. he then proceeds to massacre the entire town (written in quite a bit of det More...
the opening scene, the bad guy rides into town and slits a little girls throat. he then proceeds to massacre the entire town (written in quite a bit of det More...
Feb 01, 2009
Caleb
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Pretty interesting beginning but the book stalls at it's midpoint and doesn't deliver an interesting climax... I don't know. It's a book that has all the pieces and didn't put them together the right way.
Oct 15, 2009
Jen
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I picked this up on an impulse from the library off the "October reading" shelf. It has some original fantasy concepts. The author also likes writing about gore. Overall, I wasn't wowed. I'm definitely not putting the next book in the series onto my reading list.
Apr 07, 2010
Dana
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Tim Lebbon has a dark, twisted imagination and I absolutely love his books. The world-building is fascinating and horrific, the characters memorable. Did I mention I love his books?
Sep 20, 2009
William
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An interesting concept and a few neat ideas weakened by use of the overused "prophecy" motif and a sexual scenes and situations that seemed gratuitious.
Nov 25, 2009
Bill
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NEW AUTHOR TO ME. ADULT, BUT APPROPRIATELY SO. Will continue the series, and perhaps more.
Sep 02, 2010
Kivrin
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Gave up on this one. Too slow, too many characters introduced (Chap 11--and there are still new characters coming in left and right). Way too dark and negative for me.
Dec 12, 2008
Nathan
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I was looking for a good fantasy book with magic and all that stuff and have been kind of disappointed with this one. It sounded good from the back page, but the author doesn't do a very good job or explaining phenomenons and therefore it doesn't tie together very well.
Nov 06, 2011
Kurt
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I think i expected some different things... but overall a very interesting read and a unique setting.
Mar 13, 2010
Tbloxham
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A good book, set in one of the most depressing fantasy worlds of all time. Perhaps a little overly grim, but I hope it will serve as a great counterpoint to the world at the end of the second book in the series.
May 05, 2011
Brennan
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Very dark. The set pieces - weird beasts, strange cultures and people, and a depiction of a decaying land - all came together memorably. The actual characterization and plotting, however, didn't do that much for me.
Dec 10, 2008
Congoking
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It started off awesome but after a few chapters it started to wane. The author didn't keep me interested in the characters nor the world itself. I had no idea where anything was going. It got tougher and tougher to get through. The cover lures you in but in my mind this was a trap. I will not be reading the follow up to this.
Dec 30, 2007
Edward
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The blurb reads "Fantasy for grown-ups". As far as I can tell, "Dusk" is traditional fantasy with added swearing. It has a lot of interesting ideas and characters, but the story, if I'm honest, has a tired feel, and didn't inspire me to read the sequel. Not Lebbon at his best.
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Jul 14, 2008
Marita
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Exiting and very well written, but it really is HORROR instead of fantasy. So I had to take stars off because of violence, sex, language and NO kind of Ending to the story was the last straw/star. Really a shame to waist such tallent on gross stuff!!
Jun 08, 2011
Cody
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this book took me two months to read, crazy. It was good, but for some reason i had no desire to finish it.
Sep 01, 2011
Szynszyliszys
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Reading this was really a daunting task. Awful most of the time.
Jun 13, 2008
Salient
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An interesting concept and a few neat ideas crippled by a hackneyed plot ("Oh, there's a prophecy!") and an attitude that writing about sex a lot makes your work "mature."
Mar 12, 2008
Kendra
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I do have to confess I did not finish this book. I could not et into the story line it just moved a little too slowly and I quit.
Feb 24, 2008
Brian
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Aside from a cool opening scene, I was pretty much bored by this one. The 'surprise' ending was not all that satisfying.
Aug 26, 2008
Thomas
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I love Tim's ability to create a world and put so much into it. a fake place with believable characters.
