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Amazon.com ReviewA Cavern of Black Ice opens J.V. Jones's Sword of Shadows trilogy. (Her first novel was __.) The story is set in a land divided among small warring clans of hunters and more sophisticated southern cities whose lords covet the clan territories.Young clansman Raif has a touch of "old blood" magic that guides his arrows to the heart. Bad times come when a hunting party that includes his father and clan chief is wiped out by a supernaturally aided attack, and Raif's open suspicion of the brutal new leader eventually drives him into exile. Meanwhile, Iss, overlord of Spire Vanis city, keeps a chained-up sorcerer whose powers he channels by revolting means, and has unexplained but shuddersome plans for his "foster daughter" Ash--herself an unwilling focus of dread forces. Raif and Ash find themselves fleeing together through wintry, hostile clanlands, pursued by Iss's vilest henchmen, seeking the dubious goal of the Cavern of Black Ice. What lifts this tale far above routine quest fantasy is Jones's deft characterization, relentless intensity, and unsparing depiction of pain and slow-healing injury. She has a flair for memorably horrid images. Here a sorcerer gloats over

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Author

J. V. Jones

Publisher

Tor Fantasy

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780765345516

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, World Fiction

Rating

3.85 / 5 (7,373 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14