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Thomas Nelson (2006), Edition: First Edition, 448 pages
Description
The great king, Meldryn Mawr, is dead, and his kingdom lies in ruins. Treachery and brutality rule the land, and Albion is the scene of an epic struggle for the throne. Lewis Gillies returns as Llew, seeking the true meaning behind a mysterious prophecy--the making of a true king and the revealing of a long awaited champion: Silver Hand. The ancient Celts admitted no spearation between this world and the Otherworld: the two were delicately interwoven, each dependent on the other. "The Silver Hand" crosses the thin places between this world and that, as Lewis Gillies seeks to learn the secret of the prophecy of "The Silver Hand"--and to save Albion before it is too late.
User reviews
LibraryThing member reading_fox
The author's best work, a well crafted celtic trilogy. Should you impose your standards on another's way of life. What happens when your world overlaps theirs?
LibraryThing member Amaunette
While "Paradise War" was interesting to listen to as an audiobook, "Silver Hand" is a little slow to read for me. Everything is just a little TOO fantastical, a little too much deux ex machina to make it a strong story. But it was fun. I actually may stop reading the trilogy at this point because
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it felt like a good ending here. I have so many other books I'd like to read. Show Less
LibraryThing member willowcove
A wonderful retelling of a Celtic Myth, placing a modern-day person into the position of a mythological hero. Very good read. I do not however, understand where the "Christian Fiction" tag that some are using comes from.
LibraryThing member JeremyPreacher
The Silver Hand is a necessary companion to The Paradise War, but I think it does not do what it sets out to quite as smoothly. For one, the switch to a "native" viewpoint character undercuts a lot of the tension built in the first one about whether or not Lewis should stay or go, and while that's
The villains are also increasingly flat - they are edging into the puppy-kicking stage by the end of the book. It's clear what their initial motivation is, but by the end they're just as much ravening monsters as the actual ravening monsters from the previous book are. And the whole "they lose because they are by definition the Bad Guys" is a little hard to take.
That said, it's still a fun book, and there are quite a few entertaining secondary characters keeping things moving. But it's a step down for sure.
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less the focus of the story, it detracts from Lewis's character - his reluctance to take the lead becomes petulant rather than justified, and he becomes a cipher rather than a three-dimensional character.The villains are also increasingly flat - they are edging into the puppy-kicking stage by the end of the book. It's clear what their initial motivation is, but by the end they're just as much ravening monsters as the actual ravening monsters from the previous book are. And the whole "they lose because they are by definition the Bad Guys" is a little hard to take.
That said, it's still a fun book, and there are quite a few entertaining secondary characters keeping things moving. But it's a step down for sure.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1992
Physical description
448 p.; 5.44 inches
ISBN
1595542205 / 9781595542205
Local notes
FB Only copy