Next comes book two, A Fortress of Grey Ice. This hefty volume is over 800 pages long, but the narrative grips hard once it's gained momentum, and the pages turn increasingly fast. Here a sorcerer gloats over one of his nastier tricks: 'A man could not fight when his corneas were snapped from his eyes like badges from a chest.' She has a flair for memorably horrid images. The Sword of Shadows is a High Fantasy series by JV Jones set in a dark, subarctic world inhabited by a loose alliance of city-states. Among other things, she has worked as a marketing director for a. What lifts this tale far above routine quest fantasy is Jones's deft characterization, relentless intensity, and unsparing depiction of pain and slow-healing injury. Jones is the bestselling author of The Book of Words trilogy and THE BARBED COIL. Jones 3.79 7,851 Ratings 184 Reviews published 1995 37 editions THE BOOK OF WORDS is a thrilling new fantasy adven Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 A Man Betrayed by J.V. Raif and Ash find themselves fleeing together through wintry, hostile clanlands, pursued by Iss's vilest henchmen, seeking the dubious goal of the Cavern of Black Ice. Jones The Book of Words Series 3 primary works 4 total works Book 1 The Baker's Boy by J.V. Meanwhile, Iss, overlord of Spire Vanis city, keeps a chained-up sorcerer whose powers he channels by revolting means, and has unexplained but shuddersome plans for his 'foster daughter' Ash-herself an unwilling focus of dread forces. Bad times come when a hunting party that includes his father and clan chief is wiped out by a supernaturally aided attack, and Raif's open suspicion of the brutal new leader eventually drives him into exile. Young clansman Raif has a touch of 'old blood' magic that guides his arrows to the heart. Jones (Author) 119 ratings Book 1 of 3: Book of Words See all formats and editions Paperback 21.00 6 Used from 16.59 1 New from 21.00 Mass Market Paperback from 4.13 12 Used from 4.13 2 New from 50. (Her first novel was The Baker's Boy.) The story is set in a land divided among small warring clans of hunters and more sophisticated southern cities whose lords covet the clan territories.

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