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"Ingeniously plotted...Islington's natural storytelling ability provides incessant plot twists and maintains a relentless pace...A promising page-turner from a poised newcomer."―Kirkus on The Shadow of What as Lost"Islington has built a world with all the right genre elements: complex magic, terrifying threats out of legend, political intrigue, and a large cast of characters whose motivations are seldom clear. Fans of doorstop epic fantasy will not be disappointed."―Publishers Weekly on The Shadow of What Was Lost"Love The Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favorite series."―B&N SF & Fantasy Blog on The Shadow of What Was Lost"Storytelling assurance rare for a debut . . . Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire."―Guardian on The Shadow of What Was LostThe plot twists are unexpected, the world building is fascinating, and the fledgling love story is a charmer.... This sweeping and compelling epic is ripe for a sequel.―Booklist on The Shadow of What Was Lost"Will appeal to anybody looking for a coming-of-age fantasy tale with likeable characters and strong world building."―Fantasy Faction on The Shadow of What Was Lost"Action aplenty and an ample spattering of violence...this is a whole new world with a fresh fantasy streak."―SciFiNow on The Shadow of What Was Lost"A relentless juggernaut of a book . . . Astoundingly intricate worldbuilding."―The Daily Mail on The Shadow of What Was Lost

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About the Author

James Islington was born and raised in southern Victoria, Australia. An avid fantasy reader for many years, it was only when he read Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series that he was finally inspired to write something of his own. He now lives with his wife and daughter on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.

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Product details

Series: The Licanius Trilogy (Book 1)

Paperback: 736 pages

Publisher: Orbit; Reprint edition (May 9, 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0316274070

ISBN-13: 978-0316274074

Product Dimensions:

6 x 2.2 x 9.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.3 out of 5 stars

934 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#48,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Maybe it's because the last three books I've read have been truly excellent (including Sanderson's most recent Stormlight Archive release), but this book is kind of a letdown. It feels so much like a YA book, both in writing style, content, and complexity of characters, that I've checked multiple times to see if it is actually young adult and I just missed its category. The characters don't feel particularly well-developed, a couple 'big reveals' were very easy to see coming, and it seems like every girl is pretty, beautiful, or gorgeous (even the serving girl at a sketchy looking, crowded inn full of drunks that somehow manages to have a perfectly clean room and men somehow keep finding themselves standing next to the "most gorgeous woman he'd ever seen").The writing isn't horrendous, but with a good editor, this book would probably be several hundred pages shorter and a better read. It's an odd mix of trying to cram all the descriptors into a sentence (something that I see as a trait of just okay writing), simplistic words, and then throwing in out of place feeling 'fancy' words like "envisaged" multiple times. Additionally, there are several things that don't feel particularly original. The wall/barrier to the north is failing and an invading army and things out of legend are coming! There's a super smooth stone that's the hallmark of the Builders of yore, etc. Obviously there will always be overlapping ideas in books, but I just thought I'd point out a couple of these things since I've seen several people writing about how unique the world is.I frequently find myself finishing series even when I don't really like the books because I become interested in the story, but I'm still undecided about whether or not to read the remainder of this trilogy.

You know what I remarked - out loud to the cat, if we're insisting on complete transparency - when I was about 1/5 of the way through this book? "Holy [cow], this is an honest-to-god epic! Not one of those "epics" that are only called that because the author doesn't know how to write a book without throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the plot, but a real one! Parallel story lines that tie together in the end! New interesting magic in a new interesting world! This is AMBITIOUS!"(For anyone who's wondering, the cat made a strange little growly noise and left the room. I'm fairly sure that his reaction was unrelated to the topic of conversation.)I'm hesitant to say it - I do hate being wrong - but I think I just stumbled across another author with bestseller potential. From very early on, I thought - internally this time - this book kind of tastes like Sanderson. Later on, I picked up some Robert Jordan textures too. At one point, I headed over to the author's Goodreads profile and, lo and behold, there under his biggest influences are Sanderson and Jordan. And since I wasn't done with the book yet, I was a bit skeptical. I mean, those are some pretty big shoes to fill, and though I'm sure lots of people try, lots of people just end up sounding like they're trying to sound like Sanderson and Jordan (or whoever) rather than finding their own voice. I was liking the story so far, and I found myself hoping that Islington wouldn't be influenced by these other authors so much that the story suffered. I mean, ambitious is good, but TOO ambitious is just going to fail.I needn't have worried. This story is a great one, and it's great not because it sounds a bit like a Sanderson fantasy, it's great because James Islington has some real chops.I wouldn't call it perfect. Perhaps the most frustrating thing about this is the amount of world building. Understand, there are no info dumps, and there's enough world building that, for the most part, we're able to follow along without being totally confused, and we can trust that our questions about what X means will be answered eventually. However, I spent a fair amount of time in the first half of the book wishing I understood the background a bit more than I did. How the magic works. How society is structured. What the history was. Where all these countries are. (Perhaps part of the problem stems from the naming conventions, which were foreign enough that all the weird words were running together without getting saved in my brain with an identification.) The amount of exposition included was a very valid artistic decision, and it could very well have been a better choice than the alternative, but...maybe just a bit more balance would have been nice.If well-used plots bother you, you may not care for this. The story itself is the epic fantasy standard: world on the brink of disaster, ancient evil escaping its prison, nobody believes me, etc. Some of the specifics were pretty familiar too. They're being chased, their only chance is an ancient abandoned city with an evil of its own because the bad guys won't follow...now, where have I heard that before? I personally don't mind revisiting a trope if it's done well, but some people really do. In any case, I think that even though I was reminded of other works at various points in the story, the book is fresh enough and well-written enough that just about everyone will be happy with how it all turned out.Oh, what else? The book is meaty enough to support its sweeping scope. The characters were above average, I think; nuanced and likeable, realistic, with their own unique voices, though none of them particularly blew me away. The dialogue was well-written. The editing was good. Not quite perfect, but still good (and better than most!). The magic was involved and interesting without being overpowered. Islington avoided the 100% good vs. 100% evil thing; the book was full of gray areas. And there were a handful of surprises.I have a feeling James Islington is going to have a spot on my shelves alongside the other epic authors of this generation - Brandon Sanderson, Pat Rothfuss, Brent Weeks... If you're a fan of epic fantasy, I strongly suggest this book. So many fantasies try to be epic, think they're epic, but so few actually pull it off. This one does.

Don't set your expectations too high or believe the hype that fans of the Wheel of Time will love this...I love the Wheel of Time (though I did struggle through some of the books, particularly 7-10). Nevertheless, it was a story of such grand scope and with such an immersive depth, impressive character development, intriguing world-building, etc. I could go on.All that to say, when the publishers of The Shadow of What Was Lost claim WoT fans will love this, I couldn't wait to dig in....... And then I read it.I'm sorry but this work is not on the same level as the works of Jordan, Sanderson, etc.They're just not in the same realm. And that's not to be critical of Islington - every good writer develops their own voice and I think Islington will get there. But I don't think he's there yet.Yes, Jordan got way too lengthy with descriptions to the point of boring me to death, but where he got lost in his descriptive droning, I feel the opposite is true of Islington: I would've liked to see more thorough world-building and description of places and the cultures, etc. I definitely think he's capable.Another point that prevented me from immersing myself in the story was the lack of character development. We see some of the characters go through situations and events that have an impact on them, and we see them change throughout the story...kind of.There's times when certain events should have a dramatic influence on people who've never witnessed such things (like two people just killed before your eyes)... and the apparent lack of this impact on the main characters in this story was evident.Many of the characters also seem like the same person with different faces... not a lot of variation with their perspective attitudes and behaviors.The story: I think Islington has a grand view of everything throughout the trilogy and how everything interconnects. But it seemed like he was trying too hard to make so much happen and interweave things with so many names that it complicated the story and muddied the plot...to me, it got away from him and didn't develop the plot in my mind the way I think he wanted.But that's me.A few pet peeves:I know that in the genre of fantasy/sci-fi, there's a plethora of stories and themes and there's going to be some overlap.But specific places in your world hopefully have different names than places in other authors' worlds.Example: The Aryth ocean and the Sea of Storms! Both of these were in Jordan's Wheel of Time.Also, maybe I'm being picky, but I like it when there's a map to follow along with the story.When Davian and Wirr are heading North after Talmiel, they head East on the road to go to the forest of Malacar in Desriel... But on the map, Malacar is very much to the west of Talmiel.I know it's a small oversight, but it's the little things like this that undermine the story for me.Okay, enough whining.Overall, the plot was well thought out, and the author's manipulation of time throughout the story is what really kept it interesting. However, throughout the book I wasn't as engaged as I was hoping and I think Islington can and will do better as he refines his craft.In the end, I'm just a reader and I've gotta give props to anyone that's written a good book and seen it through to completion; that takes hard work, creativity and the resolve to see it through.

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