Shadow Blizzard

The Chronicles of Siala, Book 3

By: Alexey Pehov

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

After the loss of friends and comrades, after betrayal and battle, master thief Shadow Harold finally enters Hrad Spein - the dreaded underground complex where the object of Harold’s quest, the Rainbow Horn, is hidden. With nothing more than his wits, the advice of a goblin shaman, and a stolen map, he must succeed where battalions of soldiers and wizards have failed. On top of that, Harold must outwit an enemy within Hrad Spein who is working with a powerful sorceress in an attempt to find the Horn before he does.

Before the master thief are many dangerous obstacles - including ghouls, long-dead armies of elves, orcs, and magical traps...and, he is sure, even more deadly obstacles that are yet unknown. Will Shadow Harold be able to pull off the greatest theft in history?

Unfortunately, even if he does, he’ll not be home free. The Forest of Zagrabia, through which Harold must make his way home, is controlled by the armies of orcs that have come to join The Nameless One. For the first time in centuries, they have united into a vast army about to cut a bloody swath through the lands of men. Another huge army collected by The Nameless One has already begun the titanic battle with King Stalkon, and the war has begun, bringing bleak days of despair and devastation.

Harold will have to use all his guile, cunning, and luck to find a way to escape the Labyrinth and get to Avendoom in time to save his world from destruction.

Alexey Pehov is an exciting new-generation talent whose fantasies have gained him a large and still rapidly increasing fan base in his native Russia. In 2002, the complete Chronicles of Siala (comprised of Shadow Prowler, Shadow Chaser, and Shadow Blizzard) was awarded the Russian fantasy community’s highest professional honor, the Silver Kaduzei.

©2012 Alexey Pehov (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Amazing!

I love this trilogy! it is one of my go to series. I can't count the number of times I have listened to this. I do a lot of driving and this series is especially good for the deep space runs.....

Great Finish to a Great Series

Just as the review title says, this was a very well done finish to the book series, though I'm assuming that if you've listened to the first two, you already expect this. Andrews again brought it all to life.

Excellent

I envy those that are reading this series for the first time. The conclusion to this series was perfect.

Surprisingly Welll Done

While listening to this book, two thoughts occurred to me during the last part of the book. My first thought was that there was no way the Pehov could finish the story in the amount of time left. And that’s when the second fear hit me…. He would pull a “Christopher Paolini” and force the ending to be crammed into this book. Like Paolini, he built an amazing world, with many great characters, and again like Paolini in such a big world there are many interactions occurring throughout the story. However unlike Paolini, he was able to wrap up the book nicely, addressing questions left unanswered, and not in way that the listener would feel cheated.

One thing I did find somewhat lacking at times, was a real sense of danger for the main character. For whatever reason, I knew nothing too bad would happen to him. Perhaps this is due to the story being told in the first person, but even then I wasn’t worried for the Thief. But that is not to say there was no emotion, instead of fear I felt curiosity to see what would happen and how it would all end. The latter of course being true for most well told stories, but it takes a special talent to also include many other emotions, both happy and sad. For that this book does not receive full stars on the story itself, but still it is better than most of the stories I have heard lately. This book was well worth the wait, and I would recommend this series to anyone who like me is waiting for the next GRR Martin or Joe Abercrombie novel to come out.

Well Balanced Story and Narrated Perfectly

What did you love best about Shadow Blizzard?

The story never stalled.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The story was such that you always were pulling for the team.

What does MacLeod Andrews bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Excellent narrartor would enjoy hearing more of his work,

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Cover to Cover

Any additional comments?

This is an excellent story and one that I will listen to over and over.