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The Chronicles of Celadmore #4
Shroud of Darkness
Four years after the Dragonian Wars raged across the realm of Celadmore, leaving it ravaged and ruined; Venetia, Queen of one of the five Anaguran tribes has seen evil lurking once more. She led the Allied Spirit of Celadmore to victory against the tyrant, Dragonious, but the world has changed. Politics, deception and mistrust have separated the old alliances so now each nation stands alone. It is up to Venetia to unite not only the five tribes of Anagura, but all the peoples of Celadmore to fight against an unseen enemy that threatens to destroy the peace that she has fought so hard to achieve.
412 pages, Paperback
First published April 4, 2012
About the author
C.S. Woolley
119 books55 followersC.S. Woolley (Caroline Sarah Woolley) was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire and raised in the nearby town of Wilmslow. From an early age she discovered she had a flair and passion for writing. This was fuelled by winning local poetry and short story competitions during her years at Mottram St. Andrews Primary School.
During high school, she continued to write and found her time split between acting, writing and her studies. At 14 she began writing novels. University did nothing to change her love of writing. C.S. spent a year reading Law at Manchester Metropolitan University before changing her mind and moving to read English at Hull University. After graduating she moved to Nottingham where she now lives and stays for the cricket at Trent Bridge.
In 2010, C.S published her first novel, Nicolette Mace – The Raven Siren: The Kevin Metis Saga. Since 2010 she has published books in five series – The Chronicles of Celadmore, The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, The Children of Ribe, The Children of Snotingas and Nicolette Mace: The Raven Siren.
More recently C.S has taken part in charity projects that include producing content for charity books such as Standing by the Watchtower: Volume 1. C.S has also acted in several plays and films including Weekend (2011).
Hobbies: horse riding, including show jumping and cross country, Formula 1, tennis, free climbing, singing, boxing, dancing, playing guitar, cricket and is also an avid PC and console gamer.
Favourite movies: The Muppet Christmas Carol, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Chisum.
Favourite books: Sharpe’s Prey, Silverthorn and the Three Musketeers.
Favourite bands: Thin Lizzy, the Darkness and McBusted.
For more information please visit:
http://www.mightierthanthesworduk.com
During high school, she continued to write and found her time split between acting, writing and her studies. At 14 she began writing novels. University did nothing to change her love of writing. C.S. spent a year reading Law at Manchester Metropolitan University before changing her mind and moving to read English at Hull University. After graduating she moved to Nottingham where she now lives and stays for the cricket at Trent Bridge.
In 2010, C.S published her first novel, Nicolette Mace – The Raven Siren: The Kevin Metis Saga. Since 2010 she has published books in five series – The Chronicles of Celadmore, The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, The Children of Ribe, The Children of Snotingas and Nicolette Mace: The Raven Siren.
More recently C.S has taken part in charity projects that include producing content for charity books such as Standing by the Watchtower: Volume 1. C.S has also acted in several plays and films including Weekend (2011).
Hobbies: horse riding, including show jumping and cross country, Formula 1, tennis, free climbing, singing, boxing, dancing, playing guitar, cricket and is also an avid PC and console gamer.
Favourite movies: The Muppet Christmas Carol, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Chisum.
Favourite books: Sharpe’s Prey, Silverthorn and the Three Musketeers.
Favourite bands: Thin Lizzy, the Darkness and McBusted.
For more information please visit:
http://www.mightierthanthesworduk.com
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November 21, 2013
It's hard for books to distinguish themselves nowadays, especially books in the fantasy genre. This one, is brilliant. It says it's the third book in a series, but it's the first one I have read and I was able to follow everything that was going on without a problem! The characters are a myriad of people that seem to be written in a very realistic way - you hate some of them, find some of them irritating, some of the stupid, some of them extremely unlucky, some of them that you fall instantly in love with and some you just like because they are, for want of a better word, cool. I've talked to my friend who recommended this book and their favourite character is completely different to mine.
The character of Caslo had to be my favourite, he isn't a major character as far as the plot goes but I instantly fell for him and also on top of that he is simply cool.
The feel of the book is a bit like the writing of Tolkien but without the long drawn out conversations. The world you enter into is complete with different languages, races of people, kingdoms, tensions and feels fully formed from the first page. The history is well established and it almost feels like you are about to go exploring the realm of Celadmore as you delve into the pages.
The plot on the face of it seems to give you everything upfront, but this is a ruse. There are many twists to the plot and C.S. Woolley has managed to keep the plot simple without being boring, focusing on key elements of what makes a good story and filling out the book with the many subplots that are woven together with the main plot line and flesh out the story into something wonderful.
I am now reading the next book in the series as the cliffhanger at the end demanded I read on before going back to find the other books in the series. I would recommend this to anyone who loves to read and especially those who don't like the fantasy genre - it may just turn you around on it!
The character of Caslo had to be my favourite, he isn't a major character as far as the plot goes but I instantly fell for him and also on top of that he is simply cool.
The feel of the book is a bit like the writing of Tolkien but without the long drawn out conversations. The world you enter into is complete with different languages, races of people, kingdoms, tensions and feels fully formed from the first page. The history is well established and it almost feels like you are about to go exploring the realm of Celadmore as you delve into the pages.
The plot on the face of it seems to give you everything upfront, but this is a ruse. There are many twists to the plot and C.S. Woolley has managed to keep the plot simple without being boring, focusing on key elements of what makes a good story and filling out the book with the many subplots that are woven together with the main plot line and flesh out the story into something wonderful.
I am now reading the next book in the series as the cliffhanger at the end demanded I read on before going back to find the other books in the series. I would recommend this to anyone who loves to read and especially those who don't like the fantasy genre - it may just turn you around on it!
May 5, 2013
Editorial Review:
A fantasy book series that shows great promise.
The world is already well formed from the outset giving the reader a sense that they are entering a place they can explore and discover the history and different cultures of without compromising the story line.
The writing is wonderfully engaging even for readers who don't enjoy the fantasy genre. It is captivating from the first chapter and makes the reader want to discover more of what is happening. The plot is somewhat simple in of itself, however the beauty of the books comes from the complexity that comes from the smaller sub plots of the minor and major characters' lives as the book progresses.
This volume can be read without having read the first two books as it begins a new story arc of the series with a new set of characters.
A fantasy book series that shows great promise.
The world is already well formed from the outset giving the reader a sense that they are entering a place they can explore and discover the history and different cultures of without compromising the story line.
The writing is wonderfully engaging even for readers who don't enjoy the fantasy genre. It is captivating from the first chapter and makes the reader want to discover more of what is happening. The plot is somewhat simple in of itself, however the beauty of the books comes from the complexity that comes from the smaller sub plots of the minor and major characters' lives as the book progresses.
This volume can be read without having read the first two books as it begins a new story arc of the series with a new set of characters.
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