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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780345379030 ISBN: 0345379039 Label: Del Rey Manufacturer: Del Rey Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: December 28, 1996 Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: December 28, 1996 Studio: Del Rey Editorial Review: Product Description: "Gemmell . . . keeps the mythic currents crackling." --Publishers Weekly John Shannow, The Jerusalem Man, lived in a world that had toppled on its axis. Civilization had been replaced by ruthlessness and savagery. Relentless in his quest for peace, Shannow followed a path that led only to bloodshed and sorrow. Abaddon, the Lord of the Pit, sought to plunge mankind into a new Satanic era. His Hellborn army spewed forth from the Plague Lands with an unholy force stemming from human sacrifice. For it was the blood of innocents that fueled the corrupted Sipstrassi Stones of Power--the source of Abaddon's might. But the Hellborn made a fatal mistake--they took the woman who had stolen Shannow's heart. He would move Heaven and Earth to save her or he would die trying. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Too close to Stephen King's 'The Gunslinger' This was a departure from the strictly heroic fantasy Gemmell I'd read before. Sure there was much that was down the line Gemmell: hero who's just that much better than anyone else when it comes to a fight; admiration for Christian approaches until it gets to the loving your enemies bit; comradeship; selfless heroism. But this was a more experimental world than that of the Drenai. In post-apocalyptic Europe mystical stones endow magical powers in (somewhat randomly) varying degrees. The arbitrary ... Read More Rating:  - Super ReaderThe setting for this series is a post apocalyptic type old West, based on the premise that very bad things happened when the planet shifted its axis, causing devastation. A satanic cult of Hellborn is out to rule, using bloodstone sacrifices and other nasty power tricks. They shouldn't have sacrified Jon Shannow's woman, though, because now they have the deadliest of enemies : The Jerusalem Man. Rating: - Not bad and certainly not Gemmell's bestThere are some series that leave you tired at the end from all the mental twists and turns that you have to do to follow the plot. The Jon Shannow series, which begins with this book, is like that. The way the series ends is enough to keep you awake for awhile. Gemmell was juuuust author enough at this point in his career to pull this series off. Had he waited a few more years for his skills to develop, this might have been an incredible series. As it is, it is good, and the plot twists really ... Read More Rating:  - Jon Shannow -- Mal Reynolds long displaced brotherThis is the book where the Stones of Power series makes a shift from Fantasy to Sci-Fi. It's a fluid, smooth motion that Gemmell does perfectly. We're introduced to a future where the past doesn't exist (or does it?) giant fish bones clutter the desert like a misplaced dinosaur, and there's no wood in the ark. Jon Shannow is to a novel what Captain Mal Reynolds (of Firefly) is to TV/DVD. Strong, mysterious, a little sexy and more than a little dangerous if crossed. His six shooters ... Read More Rating: - A heroic fantasy western done by one of the greats!I became an instant David Gemmell fan after reading the last book in his 'Stones of Power' series, and have not looked back since. Every single book he has written has more or less been fantastic. None however overshadow this classic book which I highly suggest to all who read this. 'Wolf in Shadow' takes place in the far-flung future where an accident has toppled the earth, nearly destroying life and turning most of the world into a wastland. It has also released the magical Sipstraasi stones ... Read More |
