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Shadow (Scavenger #1)

K.J. Parker

Trade Paperback | Pages: 572 pages

Rating: 3.75 | 1229 Users | 73 Reviews

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Original Title:	Shadow
ISBN:	1841490199 (ISBN13: 9781841490199)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Scavenger #1

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A man wakes in the wilderness, amid scattered corpses and inquisitive crows. He has no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. The only clues to his former existence lie in his apparent skill with a sword and the fragmented dreams that permeate his sleep.

Alone in a hostile world he moves from village to village, masquerading as a god to obtain food and shelter. But the shadow of his past pursues him relentlessly. It whispers to him a riddle far more complex than he could ever have imagined - and a truth he may not wish to believe.

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Title	:	Shadow (Scavenger #1)
Author	:	K.J. Parker
Book Format	:	Trade Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 572 pages
Published	:	June 7th 2001 by Orbit
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Dark Fantasy. Dark

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Ratings: 3.75 From 1229 Users | 73 Reviews

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I ordered this book based on the other reviews I was seeing on Amazon. I have to admit the book is a very interesting concept and really keeps you guessing. Neat concept, very thought provoking. Definitely not what I would call a "candy" book (all good action, entertaining, but you never think twice about it after reading it).Unfortunately I feel that it could have had more depth and more action. As you follow the character through the book you end up looking at everything very dispassionately.

(This is a somewhat edited version of an e-mail I sent a few friends after first reading it. --v)This epic fantasy starts with a man waking up in the aftermath of a skirmish, looking around and seeing 25 or so dead soldiers with a couple of different uniforms, and realizing he's lost his memory. He has no idea who he is, but we all soon find out he has the skills of a master swordsman. He has no idea why though or recollection of where the skills came from. From there, things get complicated.I

I have counted K.J. Parker among my favorite authors since I read his Sharps five years ago. But this is only the fourth novel length work, and first of his multi-book series I have attempted.* *caveats: (view spoiler)[1. For purpose of discussion, I am excluding Two of Swords which feels more as a series of linked novellas and was only published as a trilogy after completion. (I've read 7 episodes of that which is one shy of what makes up the first volume of the "trilogy".)2. Nearly all of

A man awakens on the bank of a river, surrounded by dead soldiers. He has no memory of who he is or where he's from, but he discovers an extraordinary gift for violence. Which comes in handy, because half the people he meets recognize him and immediately try to kill him.Shadow starts off as a series of wacky misadventures. He has total amnesia, and one powerful person after another recognizes him with a start and either scolds him for playacting or just tries to stab him. Comically, they either

I was surprised to find in Shadow one of my favorite Parker novels yet, as it's one of his least popular. I can see the point of rancor, and others may be able to see the reason for my acclaim. As usual, it concerns a difference of expectation. Look for a straightforward story from K.J. Parker (is it so little to ask that a mystery have a resolution?) and you'll walk away disappointed, even angry. Bow to his adept prose, his wit, his ingenious convolutions, and allow him to mess with your head,

Very good, already on the 2nd one. Was surprised I hadn't come across this before.

FineNot very likeable people, doing incompressible things for unknown reasons, and yet strangely compelling. I dont particularly want to, but feel that I have no choice but to read the next in the series.