Shadowlight

Loremasters of Elundium #3

by Mike Jefferies

With Krulshards, the Master of Darkness, dead and his forces defeated, Thane is made King of Underfall, but faces new intrigues

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Mike Jefferies is a British screenwriter, film producer, and author. Jefferies founded the media and publishing group Mondiale in 1991 which he sold to the Daily Mail in 1999 after winning the HRH Queens Award for Enterprise in 1998.
He was born in Liverpool and now resides in Los Angeles. When he is not working in Hollywood, he is writing fantasy novels.

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

As I said in book one of this series, I started a re-read accidentally. Then due to my obsessive/compulsive nature, I was compelled to read all three books.

That said, the re-read wasn't a horrible waste of time. On the other hand, the oral-history-fairy-tale style grew thin after three books. In fact, the entire second book could have been skipped altogether. It seemed like it was a transition that could have taken twenty pages, but because all of these fantasy tales are now trilogies, the editor told the author to stretch it out to make it a three book series.

So... in a nutshell.. Authurian hero rises (book 1), struggles and triumphs against evil (book 2), more powerful evil offspring rises and seeks revenge; yet is also defeated in the final 10 pages of series (book 3).

Probably not worth your time unless you're a nut for this kind of stuff.

[Lorewarden]

I enjoyed this third novel in the series even more than the previous two. This one starts pretty much right at abrupt ending during the climax of the previous novel and goes full speed from there with plenty of really unsettling and creepy evil baby vibes. Much more so than the previous two novels, I genuinely felt like everything good was collapsing to the plans of the new big evil, which is a level of suspense you don't always get in fantasy novels, as you're just waiting for the good guys to win as the story plays out.

[Christopher Haby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read through the entire trilogy pretty quickly so it was easy to immerse myself in it. It had a lot of good character development throughout the books but at the end it seemed to wrap up too quickly. I had to re-read the final scene because it happened so quick. There were some supposed character deaths that ended up being written back into the story too easily. It ended as almost an overwhelming triumph of good over evil that felt kind of trite.

[The Honest Book Reviewer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I didn't think this was the same standard as the first two novels in the series, this final novel still provided a satisfying ending. However, basing this on the premise of a secret that could not be told, but would potentially save a lot of grief, I found a little strange.

I thought the new villain, Kruel, was a fascinating character. The ending was a little abrupt - I would have liked more action at the end.

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to give up on it because I threw up on the book - to give you an idea of how it was.

[Boognish3]

I read this series many years ago, but could only remember something about skins being sown into armor. Therefore, I had very little desire to read through the series again. However, I am weeding through my books to try to pare down what I have, and it was either get rid of the books with a vague remembrance of skins and disgust, or give them another try. I obviously did the latter, and am very glad that I did. It's full of honor-driven warriors, a flawed King and disgusting Nightbeasts (that some may not be able to believe in), but I enjoy the warrior animals that fight alongside some of the characters. Overall, I think it's well-worth a read.

[T J · Rating 3 out of 5]

This the book 3 of the Loremasters of Elundium and continues where book 2 left off. Granite city has a new king and his bride to rule over Elundium. All the warriors have been disbanded, peace and light shine out, but the shadows are about to breakout. King Thane is worried about the queen and the trees on the Greenway edge are restless, what can it all mean. Very satisfying read and great unexpected ending!

[Rachel (Sfogs) · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I hadn't read the other books in the series I was expecting not to like it, but I really did like it! Even if it was a bit more 'blood and guts' than I would usually read!

[Devi]

This, the third volume in the series, continues the lives of the characters of the first 2 volumes in the series. Fun read.