Raven's Shadow

By: Patricia Briggs

Narrated by: Jennifer James Bradshaw

Seraph is a Raven mage who left behind her responsibilities for the love of the ex-soldier Tier. But when Tier disappears, Seraph must use her magic - and fulfill her ancestors’ oath to protect humanity from destruction.

©2011 Patricia Briggs (P)2011 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Raven’s Shadow is an excellent book.... The characters have a real interior life, with thoughts and second thoughts and feelings and the interaction between them is very good." (SF Revu)

"Patricia Briggs is a talented storyteller who enchants her audience with a spellbinding tale. Raven’s Shadow is going on this reviewer’s keeper shelf." (Midwest Book Review)

"Raven’s Shadow is an exciting and touching tale. It’s self-contained enough to give the reader a satisfying sense of completion by the end, while leaving room for a sequel that will be highly anticipated." (RT Book Reviews)

good

I ended up liking this book and looking forward to the next one. but it took a while for me to feel engaged in the story. it feels very different from the authors previous books.

wonderful

I wish it didn't end after two books but is incredible and a great read

Good classic fantasy

4/5/ 4 stars; A-

I read this book several years ago and enjoyed it so thought I'd buy the audiobook. It was worth it for this classic style fantasy written with Patricia Briggs skill in developing characters. Jennifer James Bradshaw did a good job on the narration.

Always unique

Patricia Briggs is not an author who can be tucked into a generic genre box. There’s something special about her writing. I love that this book focuses on a family - a mother and children figuring out the mystery of the father’s disappearance and traveling to rescue him. So many cool aspects and perspectives.

raven's shadow

really enjoyed it! want more! I have read all the audible mercy and Alpha omega books and was used to the people reading that. this was just as well done!

Complicated but good

I will have to listen to the book again to really understand all the pieces. The story is set in another world, with an Emperor, farmers, Gypsy-type groups, and a version of a Feudal system. A baker’s son goes off to war for a decade. On his way home, he rescues a young woman.
Later, she has to rescue him from a great evil. Help comes from many places, but it takes a while to figure out who is trust-worthy.
A history major would likely enjoy this story, but I got a little lost in the details.
If you are looking for a tie to Mercedes Thompson Hauptman’s world, you will have to look very hard. Mercy is a history major, and then there is magic, shape-shifters, and an intricate plot in both series. And, a major character is an “outsider”, and a strong female, in each series. The writing style is very different. Still good, just different.
I enjoyed it and will listen again.

Warrior saves a Raven

A young baker becomes a warrior.. Serves 13 years. trying to get home he rescued a mysterious woman. Family is strange.

So good.

It took me a while to decided to read this book. For some reason the description didn't appeal to me. But since I really love all her other books so much I decided to give it a try. And I have no regret! Well apart from not having bought it before now.

delightful tale

doing her "creating worlds" with an interesting mix of characters: nasty, benevolent, powerful and mundane

Fantastic characters and storyline loved it!

This book unlike most of this authors other novels was a slow starter and at first I almost lost interest. However, in true storytelling fashion the wait was worth it. This book begins a truly epic fantasy world and I loved it. I am excited to start the second installment and can't wait to see where this epic take takes me. I highly recommend it the story and characters are vivid and well done. Fantastic story arc I wish there was more then 2 books.